Innovative Pedagogical Approaches to Teaching Advanced Forensic Nursing.

Forensic nursing is a specialty in nursing with unique knowledge and skills, founded on a theoretic framework identifying three pillars of knowledge--legal principles, forensic science, and forensic nursing with concepts, context, and content unique to the specialty. To care for patients with trauma backgrounds, who are or have intersected with the legal system, forensic nursing education and subsequent certification today requires educational technology. Transforming learning takes demonstrative activities, changing them into interactive dynamic opportunities that teach metacognitive activities to provide complex trauma-informed care in the aftermath of violence, to forensic nurses.

Increasing Access to Forensic Nursing Services in Rural and Underserved Areas of Texas.

ABSTRACT: Sexual assault is prevalent in the Unites States. Many areas of the country lack access to sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs), especially in rural areas. The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Advanced Nursing Education-Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner educational grant provided an opportunity to improve equity and reduce disparity in rural and underserved communities by offering education and simulation experiences in the care of sexual assault patients. Through the Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing, Texas A&M University College of Nursing developed an innovative program using simulated medical forensic examinations and mock testimony education. Rapid cycle quality improvement was utilized to adapt quickly to feedback and meet overarching goals. This article describes development and adaptation of the program using rapid cycle quality improvement processes and progress in recruitment, retention, and certification of nurses to provide sexual assault care in rural and underserved areas of Texas.