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The 2017 Forensic Nurse Week Planning Guide is HERE!!
Check out all of the EXCITING resources available to help you celebrate.
- Personalize Your 2017 Press Release — Enter your nurses name, community program a send it out to your local media.
- Check out the Articles of Interest and other resources on the Forensic Nurses Week Page
- Show a forensic nurse your appreciation for their commitment with this Thank You Card.
- Display the Forensic Nurses Day flyer in your ED, lobby, work station, cafeteria, etc. Wear lilac — the color representing Forensic Nurses Week—on Friday, November 10, 2017.
Nov. 8, 2017 | 11 a.m. PT | 12 p.m. MT | 1 p.m. CT | 2 p.m. ET
This webinar will discuss how migration, immigration status, culture and trauma impact the physical, brain and emotional development of children who are victims of sexual assault and child abuse and the special needs of immigrant and refugee child victims. Register Now
On Oct. 12, all Regular voting members were sent an email from "Forensic Nurses Election" with their unique election username and passcode (please check your spam folder if you did not receive it). The Election began on Oct. 12 and is open through Nov. 13, 2017, 11:59 p.m. Central Time, USA.
For technical support with the election website, please call 866-909-3549 FREE or support@directvote.net (available Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Central Time, excluding holidays).
Your vote is important to the Association. Candidate information is available in the online ballot.
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JSTOR Daily
These two words have ignited a conversation about sexual harassment and sexual violence that has spread across the Internet in the wake of Harvey Weinstein’s outing as a sexual predator. As that conversation has spread and deepened, however, it’s rapidly become clear that not everybody is prepared for talking about such a complicated and difficult issue. No wonder that alongside the seeds of understanding, healing and meaningful change as a result of #MeToo, we’re seeing widespread conflict, re-traumatization and reactionary backlash.
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By Keith Carlson
 A new study by Reuters reveals that a significant and troubling nursing shortage is currently impacting rural and community hospitals around the United States. With the rising costs of healthcare delivery and operations coupled with an aging population and an increasing number of retiring nurses not being readily replaced by new graduates, certain hospitals are struggling to keep their heads above water when it comes to nursing labor.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Advocates against sexual violence say Missouri's lack of evidence testing in some sexual assault cases make it harder to link repeat offenders to more than one victim.
Law enforcement officials said many agencies don't send evidence for testing unless a victim wants to pursue potential charges. They said testing every evidence kit would also add to Missouri's already extensive backlog.
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MedCity News
The perspective of nurses regarding new technology integration from pain points to ways it can succeed were the focus of a panel discussion at the MedCity ENGAGE conference in San Diego this week.
Asked how they see technology empowering nurses, the panelists offered a variety of perspectives.
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FaithZette
There’s an old proverb that warns, “Better to be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie.” That cautionary tale is at work with the realization that female genital mutilation (FGM) has landed on American shores and is growing throughout the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 513,000 women and girls are at risk of FGM in the U.S.
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