title: Cross-jurisdictional advocacy in family violence: the role of the advanced practice nurse in the judicial system.
abstract: Advanced practice nurses have many career alternatives. The role of the advanced practice nurse in the judicial system is as a cross-jurisdictional advocate--a case manager, a court advocate, and a legal nurse consultant. This article explores these roles with specific emphasis to the problem of family violence.
authors.affiliation: Neil, Dymott, Perkins, Brown & Frank, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Noonan
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D003253:Consultants; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States