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- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2020 International Association of Forensic Nurses
- ISSN
- 1556-3693
- eISSN
- 1939-3938
- DOI
- 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000279
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Association Pages Denise Covington, MBA, MSN, RN, SANE-A President, International Association of Forensic Nurses n honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence a core curriculum in forensic nursing—and the foren- Nightingale and to promote the nurse as a leader in sic nursing core curriculum for the acute care hospital I improving healthcare globally, the World Health Or- setting is forthcoming. By increasing awareness of the ganization (WHO) has designated 2020 as the Year of the fundamental aspects of forensic nursing, these founda- Nurse and Midwife (WHO, 2019). According to the WHO tional documents help increase access to, and facilitate (2019), the goals are to: expansion of, forensic nursing services globally. � Education pillar: to facilitate knowledge about forensic nursing, particularly among forensic nurses. The IAFN � celebrate the contributions of health workers, most offers countless learning opportunities, both online and notably nurses and midwives; on-site, comprising a full catalog of courses. We strive � acknowledge, appreciate, and address the challenging to increase access to education worldwide through mul- conditions nurses and midwives face while providing tiple platforms. In 2020, the IAFN will release the up- care where it is most needed; and dated Intimate Partner Violence
Journal
Journal of Forensic Nursing – Wolters Kluwer Health
Published: Jan 1, 2020