How Do I Become a Forensic Nurse/Role of the Forensic Nurse

Siri, thanks for all your information! That was a great article! I am in my senior year of nursing school now and plan to graduate in Dec '07, if everything goes to plan. I read this thread and I am very interested in forensic nursing. It does seem to be growing as a field now, after what seems like hard work bringing it to the attention of everyone. I have been looking around and I am not sure where to go next. I will have my ADN in december and plan to go right into RN-BSN, while working. It is very inspiring to see you on here, offering such great advice.

Thank you so much!
Jessica

thanks! I think all the specialities in this area sound so interesting. I am interested in the nurse coroner area. My husband thinks I am morbid it is just something that interests me.

Wow, as a nurse you can run for coroner? that is great! I think it is just like a huge puzzle, trying to figure out all the details without being able to ask the patient. Very cool!

In our class we have started doing team leader, one student steps up as manager of the rest of the group and afterward at post conference have to do a presentation. I think I am going to do mine on forensic nursing. that way I can learn more and my fellow classmates can learn about it to.

So how and where do we find work? Are we independent contractors, or employees. Do we work for the city/govt., or private agency? How is the pay?