Batchen (2005) defines the components of the nursing process as the client, the environment, the definition of health, and the definition of the nurse's role. Another trend in healthcare to be addressed is the reduction of enrollment in Registered Nurse (RN) programs, which has led to a shortage of trained nurses. This trend is important because the role of the forensic nurse has changed as a result of the increase in a nurse's range of function, with the rise in the number of the elderly due to improved healthcare systems and the introduction of community-based preventive projects.
In the future, the role of the forensic nurse may become more specialized and considered a separate profession from the registered nurse. According to the Federal Bureau of Health professions, in 2000, the National supply of registered nurses was estimated at 1.89 million, while the demand was projected at 2 million, a shortage of 110,000, or 6% (Sterzenbach, 2005). According to Sterzenbach (2005), based on what is known about trends in the supply of RNs and their anticipated demand, the shortage is expected to grow relatively slowly until 2010, by which time it will have reached 12%. This affects the role of the forensic nurse, because these shortages in the nursing practice will in turn reduce the number of forensic nurses. One way in which the profession can deal with the predicted shortages is to make forensic nursing a specialized industry, thus appealing to more individuals that may be specifically interested in the elements involved in forensic nursing. The profession can deal with this shortage trend by increasing pay rates of those already working as qualified nurses to consider specialization.
Another trend in healthcare, sparked by recent corporate scandals involving ethics, is the practice of ethics in relation to healthcare. According to Batchen (2005), ethics in nursing must be people-oriented and focus on helping people toward holistic living. The forensic nurse must always act with a clear concept of ethics in mind, which has been guided by recent requirements in ethics training for all. Whether applying ethics to the living or deceased client, the nurse's actions should be guided by determining what is the right thing to do. The treatment of the decedent should be no less than what is expected for any living client, although the focus may be different (Batchen, 2005). The concept of grief resolution may be applied to survivors of the decedent and to the agency personnel at the scene (Batchen,...
Forensic Psychological Evaluation Confidential Psychological Evaluation IDENTIFYING INFORMATION: Gender: Male Date of Report: 05/07/2012 Date of Birth: 10/01/1981 Age Marital Status: Single Occupation: Unemployed Race: Caucasian Education: GED Referred by: Dr., B. Wynter REASON FOR REFERRAL: A Psychiatric Evaluation on May 19, 2006 by Barbara Wynter, License psychologist who is Clinical administrator of Central Treatment Facility ward 1, 2, 3, was requested to further assist in diagnosis. LIMITS OF CONFIDENTIALITY: EVALUATION PROCEDURE: INSTRUMENT- DR, B. Wynters MMPI (Spell out the name Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) Is
The questions on legal liability issues were minimal as the field of legal issues is new in nursing. The questions addressed a theoretical part regarding the legal liability issues. They were no need of clarification since the questionnaires were easy and self -- administrative. Although the researcher was there for assistance but telephonically. 1.7. Data analysis In this chapter, the analysis is discussed in detail. Data was collected by means of
(Feldman & Greenberg, 2005, p. 67) Staffing coordinators, often nurse leaders must seek to give priority to educational needs as a reason for adjusting and/or making schedules for staff, including offering incentives to staff not currently seeking educational goals for assisting in this priority regardless of the implementation of a tuition reimbursement program. (Feldman & Greenberg, 2005, p. 233) Nurse Leaders as Academic Theorists The fact that many nurse leaders serve
133). This informal power is quite significant when it comes to patient decisions and as such doctors need to appreciate and understand this power nurses wield. Due to the unique information nurses have about patients, nurses have considerable decision-making responsibilities concerning patients. For this reason, many medical schools have implemented programs, in their curriculum, to teach medical student how important it is to listen to the advice of their nurses.
126). Although there are an increasing number of elderly in the United States today with many more expected in the future, the study of elder abuse is of fairly recent origin. During the last three decades of the 20th century, following the "discovery" of child abuse and domestic violence, scholars and professionals started taking an active interest in the subject of elder abuse. This increased attention from the academic
Debating the Value and Ethical Concerns of Psychological Profiling Introduction A psychological profile is created by combining individual profiles, such as a victim profile with an offender profile or a geographical profile and even a DNA profile. Through the combination of individual profiles, the psychological profile emerges with a comprehensive view of the type of person most likely to be found at a particular place at a particular time with such and
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