title: Introduction to forensic nursing: a student's work: female genital mutilation.
abstract: This article was written by a student interested in female genital mutilation as part of a school project. The article reviews exactly what female genital mutilation entails, its history, and the role of the forensic and critical-care nurse.
authors.affiliation: leah.hebert@maine.edu
authors.forename: Leah J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Hebert
mesh_terms: D019093:Circumcision, Female / Q000208:ethnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D053604:Forensic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations