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forensic nursing  

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  • Forensic nursing is the nursing care of crime victims and people who are accused or convicted of committing crimes. The term forensic nurse came into use in 1992 after a group of about 70 sexual assault nurses met in Minneapolis and started the International Association of Forensic Nursing. [Source: Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence; Forensic Nursing]

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