Begin an Exciting Career:
Become a Forensic or Legal Nurse Today!
Dating back to 1992,
Forensic Nursing is the application of forensic science combined
with clinical nursing practice. The Forensic Nurse can hold a number
of clinical roles, including forensic psychiatric nurse, sexual
assault nurse examiner, emergency trauma nurse, and forensic nursing
death investigator and/or coroner.
Schools
Offering Online Career Courses:
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Kaplan
University has an online, twelve-month
certificate program in Forensic Nursing with specific courses
in emergency/trauma, disaster response, and death investigation.
Also, Kaplan offers a Legal Nurse Consultant certificate program
for those who want to work in the field of medical malpractice,
insurance claims and workers' compensation.
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A.T. Still
University offers a Master
of Science in Advanced Physician
Assistant Studies with a Forensic Medicine concentration
degree program. Students are introduced to many different
areas of forensic medicine. It is a 12-week, four-credit non-degree
course that can be completed entirely online. The course may
be used to satisfy certification requirements for the American
Board of Medicolegal Death Investigator (ABMDI) Registry Exam
certification.
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Legal Nursing is a unique field that utilizes both nursing and legal
skills. Most often, Legal Nurses advise law firms, corporations,
and insurance companies on various matters that involve personal
injury and medical malpractice.
Forensic Nurses often
work with lawyers and help collect and evaluate medical evidence,
and interview victims. Careers in this field range from emergency
room trauma and domestic violence nursing in hospitals to Sexual
Assault Nurse Examiners and Coroners. Some may serve as legal consultants.
Legal Nurses work in
a variety of settings, including hospitals, medical centers, and
even consulting firms. In addition to a medical background, Legal
Nurses have training in personal and injury and medical malpractice
law, as well as the processes of civil litigation. Highly educated
Legal Nurses often are in high-demand and earn above-average nursing
salaries.
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