Need help with a paper re: nursing specialties

hoolahan, ASN, RN · Feb 12, 2003

I couldn't give you a clue, but there is a forum on this. In fact, just looking at all the forums available on this web site is a good way to get a handle on all the types of nursinf specialties.

For "hands-off" nursing Non-Traditional is good, but I believe the ohrase you are looking for is "Non-Clinical" but let's get more feedback on that, I don't want to steer you in the wrong direction!!

Oh yeah, where will advanced practice nursing go if it does? Like Nurse Practitioner? Eh, that should gon in the paper on diff types on nrsg degrees, forget it!

Oh yeah thought of another wound care nurse.

Re the camp nursing. TO me, camp nursing means you are like a school nurse but it is summer, and you are in camp. You can expect the usual cases of poison ivy, asthma flare-ups, and injuries like being thron from a horse, or spraining an ankle on a hike or a bee sting emergency or God forbid a drowning. Some camps do have a doctor, but usually limited hours.

Oil rig example, I would think falls more under occupational health. But again, some occ health sites do have docs, but maybe limited hours and days.

Mattigan, RN · Feb 12, 2003

Originally posted by vettech
What can you tell me about forensic nursing? Is this what I think it is, real CSI type stuff?

It is more about caring for the victims, although you do have to learn to contain a crime scene and the masters program in forensic nusing at Central State in OK makes you take tons of DNA stuff. The Forensic nursing MS requirements are also:

Psychiatric Forensic Nursing

Sexual Assualt Forensics

Child Abuse Forensics

Domestic Violence Forensics

Death Investigation

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis I

Practicum in Clinical Forensics

The director is Robert O. Bost, Ph.D.

University of Central Oklahoma

Department of Chemistry, Box 88

100 North University Drive,Edmond, OK 73034

Phone 405-974-5732

http://www.chemistry.ucok.edu

The program is unique in that you can go Nursing,Criminalistics or Technical Investigation so it is just not nurses in the core classes- just those listed above.

The core classes everyone takes are:

Ethics & Testimony

The Constitution and Criminal Process

Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction

Physical Aspects of Forensic Science

Biological Aspects of Forensic Science

Probably more than you wanted to know.- Sorry.

vettech · Feb 18, 2003

Originally posted by Mattigan
It is more about caring for the victims, although you do have to learn to contain a crime scene and the masters program in forensic nusing at Central State in OK makes you take tons of DNA stuff. The Forensic nursing MS requirements are also:
Psychiatric Forensic Nursing
Sexual Assualt Forensics
Child Abuse Forensics
Domestic Violence Forensics
Death Investigation
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis I
Practicum in Clinical Forensics

The director is Robert O. Bost, Ph.D.
University of Central Oklahoma
Department of Chemistry, Box 88
100 North University Drive,Edmond, OK 73034
Phone 405-974-5732

http://www.chemistry.ucok.edu

The program is unique in that you can go Nursing,Criminalistics or Technical Investigation so it is just not nurses in the core classes- just those listed above.

The core classes everyone takes are:
Ethics & Testimony
The Constitution and Criminal Process
Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction
Physical Aspects of Forensic Science
Biological Aspects of Forensic Science

Probably more than you wanted to know.- Sorry.

Actually, this is exactly the type of post I'm after. You (and some of the others) are really helping me see the basics of the specialty so I can figure out if/how to address it in the paper.

Are there RNs who focus on nursing in areas that traditionally are associated with other certifcations? For instance, could a nurse specialize in working with nuclear medicine patients? And are there enough nurses that enter such specific areas as to warrant a few paragraphs in my paper?

NurseGirlKaren · Feb 19, 2003

Don't forget the Cath Lab! (Ok, personal plug there, sorry) Cardiology, IV Therapy.

Nurse consultants (kind of falls under what Agnus was referring as to educator of patients)

And please don't forget all those nurses working in physician offices/outpatient clinics! Outpatient surgical centers!

vettech · Feb 19, 2003

Originally posted by NurseGirlKaren
Don't forget the Cath Lab! (Ok, personal plug there, sorry) Cardiology, IV Therapy.

Nurse consultants (kind of falls under what Agnus was referring as to educator of patients)

And please don't forget all those nurses working in physician offices/outpatient clinics! Outpatient surgical centers!

Tell ya what - On Thursday I have to write my official proposal for this paper complete with outline. I'll post the basic version of the outline here so y'all can see where I'm going with it and you wonderful folks can make suggestions.

Now I'll just have to figure out how to put this kinda thing in my "works cited" page.

NurseGirlKaren · Feb 19, 2003

Originally posted by vettech

Now I'll just have to figure out how to put this kinda thing in my "works cited" page.

Nah. I'm not a reference!!

susi_q · Feb 19, 2003

Here's another for you that I haven't seen mentioned yet... parish nursing. I think it technically falls in the community health heading - but is really broad and independent. Every church/congregation is different in what services they offer, but typically deals with education, advocacy, screening, facilitating. A parish nurse focuses on the promotion of health within the context of the values, beliefs and practices of a faith community. It was first introduced in 1985 (although informally health services have been part of the church since the beginning). Put "parish nursing" into a search engine to find some good resources. http://www.uu.edu/unionite/summer02/parish.htm has a good overview of one program. Your paper sounds like a great experience. Good luck.