| The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been preparing nurses for advanced and expert practice for over 100 years. Degree options include the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) which prepares beginning advanced nurse practitioners for a variety of positions, the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) which prepares expert clinicians for leadership positions in practice, and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) which prepares graduates as research scientists. A DNP with a concentration in Forensic Nursing is one option. |
Forensic nursing is defined as the practice of nursing when health and legal systems intersect. The practice of the forensic nurse includes care for individual patients, families, communities, and systems and may occur in emergency settings, in response to, or prevention of injury to, victims and perpetrators of crime. At the doctorate level of practice forensic nurses will collaborate with other health care workers, government agencies including protective services and public health departments, criminalists, policy makers and legislators.
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This project is/was supported in part by funds from the Division of Nursing (DN), Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under grant number USPHS-GR P 03173-03 under the title UTHSC Comprehensive Advanced Nursing Education Forensic Program for $533,920. The information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by the Division of Nursing, BHPr, DHHS or the U.S. Government.”
For more information about the Forensic option, contact the Forensic Option Coordinator,
Susan B. Patton, DNSc, APRN-BC, SANE-A
email: spatton3@utmem.edu
phone: 1-800-733-2498 and ask for Dr. Patton
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