title: [The development of forensic nursing from the perspective of domestic violence and sexual assault preventive policies].
abstract: Forensic nursing is a new nursing specialty that provides forensic nursing service to domestic violence victims and offenders. Development of the role of forensic nurses has become urgent and necessary. The high rates of domestic violence and sexual assault in Taiwan suggest that forensic nurses have an important role to play in domestic healthcare. This article highlights the significance of forensic nursing in Taiwan in the future in terms of its origin, definitions, models, roles and functions, training and education, and previous studies. Through cooperation among academia, government, industry, and law enforcement agencies, it is expected that forensic nursing will be a positive and important area of expansion for professional nursing.
authors: College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, ROC. hhwang@kmu.edu.tw.
authors: Hsiu-Fen
authors: HF
authors: Hsieh
authors: Hsiu-Hung
authors: HH
authors: Wang
authors: Shu-Chen
authors: SC
authors: Chang
mesh_terms: D003416:Criminal Law; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053604:Forensic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013624:Taiwan
keywords: criminal law; domestic violence; forensic nursing; sexual assault