FORENSIC NURSING (NUR-204234)

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Course Description:

The course provides a knowledge base for nurses, that embraces a contemporary nursing process with victims and perpetrators of trauma, their families, and communities, in order to identify, manage, and prevent intentional and unintentional injuries in a global community. Students are prepared to collaborate with agents in healthcare, social, and legal systems to investigate and interpret clinical presentations and pathologies by evaluating physical and psychological injury. Students integrate forensic and nursing sciences in this course and explore ethical and legal issues related to forensic nursing. This course satisfies the college’s liberal arts and sciences requirements.

Prerequisites: Educational Planning: Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing and Advanced Health Assessment .

This course is only available for Empire State College nursing program students.

This online course is offered through Online Learning. You can take this as an individual course or as part of an online degree program, with term starts in March, May, September, November and January. View current term offerings and all online courses. Click here to register for online courses.

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Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 4
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) :

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