Forensic Nursing Practice in Post COVID-19 Era

Authors

  • Rakesh K Gorea Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Gian Sagar Medical College, Ram Nagar, Punjab, India Author

Keywords:

Forensic Nursing care, Forensic Nursing education, Post COVID-19

Abstract

Forensic nursing is being practised in many countries of the world and with the pandemic of COVID-19 like other branches in the medical field forensic nursing practice is also being affected by this pandemic due to the fear of getting this disease. Clients of forensic nurses are too afraid of coming to the health facilities to avoid getting the infection by SARS-CoV-2. In this paper effects of this pandemic on the trends of forensic nursing practice in this COVID-19 era are being discussed along with the measures which should be taken so that there is no reduction in the clients seeking forensic nursing care. How forensic nursing ducation is changing in the era of COVID-19 pandemic and how forensic nursing education is coping up to keep the education process intact so that forensic nursing education is not affected or least affected by this pandemic is also being highlighted.

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Published

2020-12-02

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Forensic Nursing Practice in Post COVID-19 Era. (2020). Journal of Nursing and Patient Safety, 1(1), 10-14. https://pragmajournals.org/index.php/JNPS/article/view/62