Early Memories of an Emerging Specialty: The Forensic Nurse
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https://doi.org/10.29173/jafn765Keywords:
Forensic Nurse, History of Forensic Nursing, Forensic Nurse growth, Forensic Nurse Education, Forensic Nurse Core Competencies, Forensic Nurse Virginia LynchAbstract
Rare is the opportunity to witness the birth of a nursing specialty. The article is only one person's memory (confirmed by persons acknowledged) and the challenge is for all who were part of the growth before or during the birth of forensic nursing to contribute their memories too.
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