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The United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), in partnership with the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), is proud to announce the release of the National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations: Pediatric (Pediatric SAFE Protocol).
Recognizing the need for technical assistance based on this foundational document, OVW and IAFN have entered into a Cooperative Agreement to provide training and technical assistance with the Pediatric Protocol Technical Assistance project. Please share the Pediatric SAFE Protocol and the Pediatric Protocol Technical Assistance website KIDSta.org freely with your colleagues.
IAFN wants to help you grow your staff and mentor new nurses. For a limited time (May 6 - 12, 2016), Changing Our Diet: Effective Mentoring Without Eating Our Young will be offered at no cost in IAFN's Online Learning Center. Nurses receive 1.5 Nursing Contact Hours!
The International Association of Forensic Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
In celebration of National Nurses Week 2016 the IAFN would like to honor all of the nurses across the world! Beginning May 6 - 12, IAFN will offer a 15% discount on selected items in the Marketplace. In addition to the 15% discount be sure to get your free membership certificate by visiting the Forensic Nurses Marketplace.
So stop on by today and use promo code: NURSE2016. Thank you all for the outstanding work, dedication and compassion you display day in and day out!
Last chance to comment on joint ENA/IAFN position statement for 30 day member comment period. Please visit the Forensic Nurses Open Community (make sure you are signed in) to read and comment on changes or suggestions directly in the discussion thread. Comment period closes on May 11.
Have you developed a new forensic nursing project? Do you have research in progress? We encourage students at all levels (BSN/MSN/DNP/PhD) to submit poster presentations. This is a great way to share your ideas, present early stage doctoral work, and get feedback from scholars and clinicians.
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INDUSTRY NEWS |
CNN
An Oklahoma lawmaker is promising to close what he called a "court-created loophole" in state law that blocked the prosecution of a teenager accused of sexually assaulting a drunken girl two years ago and set off cries of protest around the nation.
"I am horrified by the idea that we would allow these depraved rapists to face a lower charge simply because the victim is unconscious," Rep. Scott Biggs said earlier this week in announcing plans to rush a fix through the legislature.
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The Post and Courier
Bobbi Jo O’Neal gingerly reached into a brown cardboard box and pulled out a weathered human skull that has held its secrets for at least a decade, maybe longer.
Found bobbing in the Wando River in 2006, the skull has sat in an evidence room ever since, a nagging mystery offering few clues about its origin or how it ended up floating beneath a bustling bridge on a hot summer day.
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By Joan Spitrey
 Popular consumer reporter John Stossel recently wrote an opinion piece on the lack of customer service he received while in the hospital. He was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, for which he was admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Although Stossel acknowledged his medical care was excellent, he could not help but notice the lack of customer care that consumers have grown to expect. He brought up some key issues healthcare workers have been navigating for years.
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The Post and Courier
The identity of a young man found dead and abandoned in a van at an interstate rest stop has eluded investigators for the past 10 years. Now they hope a computer-enhanced picture will help solve this puzzle.
On Jan. 14, 2006, authorities found the man’s body in the back of a van left parked at a rest area along eastbound Interstate 26, just inside the Charleston County line, Coroner Rae Wooten said.
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The Daily Mail
In the courts, forensic investigators have long used animal models to estimate the amount of time that's passed since death for human remains.
But, a new study has found that this method isn't as reliable as it's been thought.
Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville compared the decomposition rates of human remains with those of pigs and rabbits and found vast differences, suggesting that substituting one for the other may lead to flawed results.
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ACOG
VIDEO: Did you know? ACOG endorses the CDC's 2015 guidelines for treating sexually transmitted infections and recommends that providers find out whether expedited partner therapy for gonorrhea and chlamydia is permitted by law where they practice.
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The Daily Mail
In the courts, forensic investigators have long used animal models to estimate the amount of time that's passed since death for human remains.
But, a new study has found that this method isn't as reliable as it's been thought.
Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville compared the decomposition rates of human remains with those of pigs and rabbits and found vast differences, suggesting that substituting one for the other may lead to flawed results.
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FierceHealthIT
Requirements that nurses be licensed in every state they want to work in are creating barriers to use of new forms of healthcare, including telemedicine, according to some industry professionals, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Six states have enacted legislation to adopt a licensure compact to allow nurses to practice telemedicine across states: Wyoming, Virginia, South Dakota, Idaho, Florida and Tennessee. Seven more have bills pending.
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Caregivers
Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion, Their Pain is a documentary film which takes us on a journey into a world the public has not seen. The film depicts the dramatic emotional costs experienced by professional providers such as nurses, social workers, clinical psychologists, doctors, firefighters, first responders who rescue, assist, and when possible heal the injured and traumatized. Through dramatic stories, CAREGIVERS film probes the emotionally risky aspects of professional caregiving and public service.
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MinnPost
Many people experience trauma, but few — and that includes medical professionals — understand the larger impact it can have on their lives and the lives of others.
Ryan Van Wyk, a psychologist at Park Nicollet Melrose Center, wants to change that. He believes that past trauma lies at the root of many common mental health and addiction issues, and if more people understood that fact and worked to heal trauma, many could live happier, healthier lives.
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