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Forensic nursing: what is taught in the bachelor’s degree in nursing in Portugal
| Resumo: | Background: Forensic nursing (FN) emerges as a new area of nursing, combining scientific and technical knowledge, for the improvement of nursing care. Objectives: To analyze if the study plans for the bachelor’s degree in nursing include contents related to FN. Methodology: Qualitative study. Documentary analysis of the various programs of the curricular units of the bachelor’s degree in nursing, in Portugal. Eleven institutions were studied, and their programmatic contents were available online. The study plans assessed reported to the academic year of 2017/2018. Results: The study plans cover content related to forensic situations (cases of child and elderly abuse, violence, and care) at the level of mental health. Conclusion: Topics related to FN are addressed, though insufficient for good practices when delivering care to violence victims. The authors suggest including topics or curricular units in the study plans of the bachelor’s degree in nursing. |
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| Autores principais: | Machado, Bárbara |
| Outros Autores: | Araújo, Isabel; Barbieri-Figueiredo, MC |
| Assunto: | Forensic nursing Education |
| Ano: | 2019 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Escola Superior de Enfermagem da Universidade do Porto |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Escola Superior de Enfermagem da Universidade do Porto |
| Resumo: | Background: Forensic nursing (FN) emerges as a new area of nursing, combining scientific and technical knowledge, for the improvement of nursing care. Objectives: To analyze if the study plans for the bachelor’s degree in nursing include contents related to FN. Methodology: Qualitative study. Documentary analysis of the various programs of the curricular units of the bachelor’s degree in nursing, in Portugal. Eleven institutions were studied, and their programmatic contents were available online. The study plans assessed reported to the academic year of 2017/2018. Results: The study plans cover content related to forensic situations (cases of child and elderly abuse, violence, and care) at the level of mental health. Conclusion: Topics related to FN are addressed, though insufficient for good practices when delivering care to violence victims. The authors suggest including topics or curricular units in the study plans of the bachelor’s degree in nursing. |
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