The required readings for this unit are:

Australia	Required Reading(s)

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Canada	Required Reading(s)

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International	Required Reading(s)

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United Kingdom	Required Reading(s)

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United States	Required Reading(s)

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Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

• Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
• Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
• Select - Connect
• Fill in User ID and Pin
• Fill in search words:
  • position statements________
  • forensic* and standards

 

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The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

Australia	Recommended Reading(s)

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• This reading notes

Canada	Recommended Reading(s)

Canadian Nurses Association. (1992). Family Violence: Clinical guidelines for nurses. Ottawa, Ontario: National Clearing House on Family Violence.

• Note this is an excellent document that nurses can obtain from CNA on request.

Correctional Services Canada (1988) Standards for Health Care, Author, Regional Ottawa, Ontario.

• Note the standards for heath care developed in 1988 by CSC and revised in 1994.

International	Recommended Reading(s)

International Association of Forensic Nurses & American Nurses Association. (1997). Standards of Practice for Forensic Nursing. (Publication # ST-4). Author, Washington, DC.

• Note that the IAFN Standards were endorsed by ANA in 1997.

International Association of Forensic Nurses & American Nurses Association. (1997). Standards of Practice for Sexual Assault Nursing. Author, Washington, DC.

• Note that the IAFN Sexual Assault Standards were endorsed by ANA in 1997.

International Council of Nurses. (1986). The nurses role in the care of detainees and prisoners. Geneva: Author.

• Note the rights of the nurse and of the patient/prisoner.

International Council of Nurses. (1986). The nurses role in safeguarding human rights. Geneva: Author.

• Note that the International Congress of Nurses has endorsed the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

United Kingdom	Recommended Reading(s)

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• This reading notes

United States	Recommended Reading(s)

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC)(1995). Standards of Legal Nurse Consulting Practice. (Available from the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, 4700, W. Lake Avenue, Glenview Illinois, 60025-1485.

• Note the standards of practice for Legal Nurse Consultants.

American Nurses' Association. (1984). Division on Community Health Nursing Practice: Standards of Nursing Practice in Correctional Institutions, Kansas City Missouri, American Nurses' Association.

• Note the original publication for the standards of practice.

American Nurses Association. (1995). Scope & Standards of Nursing Practice in Correctional Facilities. (Publication # NP-104). Author: Washington, DC, USA.

• Note that these standards were originally endorsed in 1984 and revised in 1995.

McVey, C. C. (2001). Coordinating effective health and mental health continuity of care. Corrections Today, 63(5), 58-62.

• Note: "American Correctional Association Standard 3-4330 states: "Written policy, procedure and practice require continuity of care from admission to discharge from the facility, including referral to community care when indicated" (McVey, 2002. p. 58).
• Note: "National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Standard P-44 states: "Written policy and defined procedures require, and actual practice evidences, continuity of care from admission to the prison through discharge from it, including referrals to community resources when indicated" (McVey, 2002. p. 58).
  

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

• Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:

  Forensic Standards of Practice/Laws & Acts

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/refs

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

	Resources (Video)

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The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Australia	Resources (Web)

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• Note in this website

Canada	Resources (Web)

Correctional Service Canada. (2000, December). Standards for Health, Correctional Service Canada (1988, revised 1994). Retrieved June 18, 2002 from the CSC Website: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/prgrm/fsw/hlthstds/toc_e.shtml.

• Note the level of health care in comparison to the community.

Correctional Service Canada. (1996, March). Standards And Guidelines For The Provision Of Services To Sex Offenders. Retrieved June 18, 2002 from the CSC Website: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/pblct/sexoffender/standards/stande.shtml.

• Note CSC's 'Standards and Guidelines for the Provisions of Services to sex Offenders developed in 1996.

International	Resources (Web)

International Association of Forensic Nurses (2000). IAFN Website. Retrieved June 15, 2002, from: http://www.forensicnurse.org

• Note the Standards for Sexual Assault Nursing.

International Association of Forensic Nurses. (2000). IAFN Website. Retrieved from
http://www.forensicnurse.org/about/history.htm

• IAFN is the only international professional organization of registered nurses formed exclusively to develop, promote, and disseminate information about the science of forensic nursing nationally and internationally.
  

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). IAFN Conferences: Historical and upcoming. Retrieved June 12, 2002 from Forensic education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/forensic_files/conferences2.htm

• Note the locations of the conferences and the brochure promotions beginning in 1992.

United Kingdom	Resources (Web)

Shepard, D. (2002). Mental health inquiries published since 1985. Retrieved July 11, 2002 from the Dave Shepard Website: http://www.davesheppard.co.uk/inqs.htm Shepard, D. (2002). Recommendations from Inquiries June 1997 - January 2002. [Acrobat reader - 166 pages]. Retrieved July 11, 2002 from the Dave Shepard Website: http://www.davesheppard.co

 

United States	Resources (Web)

Admiral, .J. R. & Furton, K. G. (1995). The evolution, practice and future of the use of science in the administration of justice - The importance of standards in forensic science. Standardization News, 23 (4). Retrieved May18, 2002 from: http://www.mdpd.com/astmhtm.html

• Note this article addresses 'Standardization, Accreditation and Certification.

ANA Resources. (1998, February). Forensic Nursing: Standards for New Specialty. ANA Resources by Ronald Taylor. AJN, 98, (2), http://www.needlestick.org/ajn/1998/feb/anarsrc.htm

• The ANA's Scope and Standards of Forensic Nursing Practice, published by American Nurses Publishing, serves as a vital guide for nurses working in or entering this fascinating specialty.
  

Emergency Nurses Association. (2002). ENA Position Statements: Emergency Nurses Association. Des Plaines, IL, USA. Retrieved November 6, 2002, from ENA Website: http://www.ena.org/about/position/

• Note the ENA position statements that are applicable to forensic nursing.
  • Care of Sexual Assault Victim
  • Domestic Violence - Child Maltreatment and Neglect 12/98.
  • Forensic Evidence Collection 9/00.
  • Protection of human subject's rights 12/01.
  • Role of the emergency nurse in tissue and organ donation 12/01.
  • Substance abuse 7/01.
  • The use of the newly deceased patient for procedural practice 9/00.
  • Violence in the emergency care setting 7/01.
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction (07/02).
• See Forensic Sourcebooks - Forensic Websites for APA of ENA Position Statements.
  

National Commission on Correctional Health Care. (2002).NCCHC's Standards for Health Services. Chicago, IL, USA. Retrieved May 16, 2002 from NCCHC Website: http://www.ncchc.org

• Note NCCHC develops and maintains the nationally recognized standards for correctional health care to accredit jails, prisons, and juvenile confinement facilities.

National Commission on Correctional Health Care. (2002) Homepage -Mission. Chicago, IL, USA. Retrieved May 16, 2002 from NCCHC Website: http://www.ncchc.org

• Note the Mission of NCCHC.

New Jersey Chapter of IAFN. (2002). Retrieved from http://www.nj-iafn.org/

• The New Jersey Chapter of the International Association of Forensic Nurses (formerly: the New Jersey Association of Forensic Nurses) is an organization formed to promote and support the specialty of Forensic Nursing throughout the State of New Jersey
  

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

• forensic associations

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic associations. Retrieved June 01, 2002 from Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/files/associations

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/websites

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