Abstract

MACHADO, Bárbara Pinheiro; ARAUJO, Isabel Maria Batista de  and  FIGUEIREDO, Maria do Céu Barbieri. Forensic nursing: what is taught in the bachelor's degree in nursing in Portugal. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2019, vol.serIV, n.22, pp.43-50. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV19028.

Background: Forensic nursing (FN) emerges as a new area of nursing, combining scientific and technical knowledge, for the improvement of nursing care. Objectives: To analyze if the study plans for the bachelor's degree in nursing include contents related to FN. Methodology: Qualitative study. Documentary analysis of the various programs of the curricular units of the bachelor's degree in nursing, in Portugal. Eleven institutions were studied, and their programmatic contents were available online. The study plans assessed reported to the academic year of 2017/2018. Results: The study plans cover content related to forensic situations (cases of child and elderly abuse, violence, and care) at the level of mental health. Conclusion: Topics related to FN are addressed, though insufficient for good practices when delivering care to violence victims. The authors suggest including topics or curricular units in the study plans of the bachelor's degree in nursing.

Keywords : forensic nursing; education, nursing; forensic sciences; graduate.

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