TEERTHANKER PARSAVNATH COLLEGE OF

NURSING

COURSE PLAN ON
FORENSIC NURSING FOR
B.Sc. NURSING V
SEMESTER
THEORY HOURS: 20hrs.
PREPARED BY- MRS. SANA USMANI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
 COURSE PLAN FOR B.SC NURSING V SEMESTER

On completion of the course, the students will be able to-

1. Identify forensic nursing as an emerging specialty in healthcare and nursing practice
2. Explore the history and scope of forensic nursing practice
3. Identify forensic team, role and responsibilities of forensic nurse in total care of victim of violence and in preservation of
evidence
4. Develop basic understanding of the Indian judicial system and legal procedures

COURSE TITLE: Forensic Nursing

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to help students to know the importance of
forensic science in total patient care and to recognize forensic nursing as a specialty discipline in
professional nursing practice.
PLACEMENT OF THE COURSE: B.Sc. Nursing V Semester

Unit Time Learning Con Teaching/ Assessment

(Hrs) Outcomes tent Learning Methods
Activities
I 3 (T) Describe the Forensic Science  Lecture cum  Quiz – MCQ
nature of discussion
forensic science  Definition  Write visit
and discus issues  Visit to report
 History
concerning Regional
violence  Importance in medical Forensic
science Science
Laboratory
  Forensic Science
Laboratory\
Violence
 Definition
 Epidemiology
 Source of data
Sexual abuse – child and women
II 2 (T) Explain Forensic Nursing  Lecture cum  Short answer
concepts of discussion
 Definition  Objective type
forensic
nursing and  History and development
scope of  Scope – setting of practice, areas of
practice for practice and subspecialties
forensic nurse
 Ethical issues
 Roles and responsibilities of nurse
 INC & SNC Acts
III 7 (T) Identify Forensic Team  Lecture cum  Short answer
members of Discussion  Objective type
forensic team Members and their roles
and describe role
of forensic nurse Comprehensive forensic  Hypothetical/real
nursing care of victim and case presentation
family
 Physical aspects
 Psychosocial aspects
 Cultural and spiritual aspects
 Legal aspects
  Assist forensic team in care
beyond scope of her practice  Observation of
 Admission and postmortem
discharge/referral/death of
victim of violence
 Responsibilities of nurse as a
witness  Visit to  Write report
department of
Evidence preservation – role forensic medicine
of nurses
 Observation
 Recognition
 Collection
 Preservation
 Documentation of
Biological and other
evidence related to
criminal/traumatic event
 Forwarding biological
samples for forensic
examination
IV 3 (T) Describe  Short answer
Introduction of Indian Constitution  Lecture cum
fundamental discussion
rights and  Assessment of
human rights Fundamental Rights written
commission  Written assignment
 Rights of victim
Assignment
 Rights of accused
 Write visit report
 Visit to prison
Human Rights Commission
V 5 (T) Explain Indian Sources of laws and law-  Lecture cum  Quiz
judicial system making powers discussion
and laws  Short answer
Overview of Indian Judicial  Guided reading
System
 JMFC (Judicial Magistrate
First Class)
 District
 State
 Apex
 Lecture cum
Civil and Criminal Case discussion
Procedures
 IPC (Indian Penal Code)
 ICPC
 IE Act (Indian Evidence
Act)
Discuss the
importance of
POSCO Act Overview of POSCO Act