This topic will focus on 'forensic nursing' the overall specialty of nursing that interfaces with the law.

During completion of this topic on 'forensic medicine', you will have the opportunity to focus your study in the eight broad sections listed in the sections navigation bar to the left to:

• Explore the development of this emerging specialty.
• Examine trends in society, education and the media which bring forensic nursing to the forefront at this time.
• Investigate the many subspecialties of forensic nursing that were pioneered by nurses only recently.