ProgramCIP 51.3824

Forensic Nursing

A program that prepares individuals to apply the law and forensic science to nursing practice and collaborate with other professionals for the care of victims and the prosecution of criminals. Includes instruction in advanced physical assessment, evidence collection and preservation, forensic anthropology, legal testimony, medicolegal investigation, pathophysiology, pathohistology, pharmacology, and violence prevention.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).