CON: 2025 Forensic Nursing (Didactics)

Fort Worth, TX US
June 2, 2025 to June 17, 2025

The purpose of the Forensic Nursing Microcredential is to prepare nurses to provide high-quality, trauma-informed care to patients experiencing interpersonal violence using evidence-based practices. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)essential competencies will serve as a foundation for all educational components. Didactic SANE education and clinicals skills content will be developed according to the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) SANE Education Guidelines (IAFN, 2022) and approved by IAFN to ensure students are eligible to apply for national adolescent/adult sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) certification (SANE-A). The course is also approved by the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG)Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services (SAPCS) program to ensure students are eligible for state adolescent/adult SANE certification (CA-SANE). The Strangulation Assessment Simulation will follow IAFN Intimate Partner ViolenceEducation guidelines (IAFN, 2020). The course includes a total 165 hours divided into 5 course content milestones (and a final non-CE milestone of achieving Texas state SANE certification).

Target Audience

The course is designed for registered or advanced practice nurses looking for specific education and training for the specialized care for patients who are experiencing acute and long-term health consequences associated with victimization or violence, and/or have unmet evidentiary needs relative to having been victimized or accused of victimization.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • CLO1: Demonstrate therapeutic communication and establishing a caring relationship (Essentials 2.1, 2.2).  
  • CLO 2: Apply current nursing knowledge to the context of medical forensic examination (MFE) and demonstrate competency of medical forensic skills in the care of patients experiencing interpersonal violence (Essential 2.3).  
  • CLO 3: Apply the nursing process and use of clinical judgment in the conduct of MFEs (Essentials 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7).  
  • CLO 4: Demonstrate self-care management due to high potential for vicarious traumatization and burnout in working with this patient population (Essential 2.8). 
  • CLO 5: Provide appropriate follow-up and referral information (Essential 2.9).  
  • CLO 6: Communicate in a manner that facilitates a partnership approach to quality care delivery (Essential 6.1). 
  • CLO 7: Demonstrate respectful communication with and about allied professionals engaged in or potentially engaged in the patient’s care or legal case (Essential 6.4).
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 43.00 ANCC
  • 43.00 HSC Participation
Course opens: 
06/02/2025
Course expires: 
06/30/2025
Event starts: 
06/02/2025 - 8:30am CDT
Event ends: 
06/17/2025 - 5:00pm CDT
Cost:
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June 2nd
Day 1 Sessions
Cindy Weston, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Nancy Downing, PhD, RN, Jenny Black, RN, BSN, SANE-A, Katharine Esser, LPC-S, LCDC, NCC
08:30am - 05:00pm
June 3rd
Day 2 Sessions
Jenny Black, RN, BSN, SANE-A, Alisha Mathenia, MPA, Paola Chavez, Nancy Downing, PhD, RN
08:30am - 05:00pm
June 9th
Day 3 Sessions
Jenny Black, RN, BSN, SANE-A, Kim D'Avignon, Clayton Taylor, Nancy Downing, PhD, RN, Katharine Esser, LPC-S, LCDC, NCC, Sonia Sims, MSN, RN, CA-CP SANE, OCN, SANE-A
08:30am - 05:00pm
June 10th
Day 4 Sessions
Jenny Black, RN, BSN, SANE-A, Sonia Sims, MSN, RN, CA-CP SANE, OCN, SANE-A, Nancy Downing, PhD, RN, Beth Maeker, BSN, RN, CA-CP SANE, SANE-A, SANE-P, Jennifer Byrd, DO
08:30am - 05:00pm
June 16th
Day 5 Sessions
Jenny Black, RN, BSN, SANE-A, Beth Maeker, BSN, RN, CA-CP SANE, SANE-A, SANE-P, Callie Crawford, MSN, RN, TCRN, CA-SANE, Nancy Downing, PhD, RN, Cindy Burnette, DNP, RN, CA-CP SANE, SANE-A
08:30am - 05:30pm
June 17th
Day 6 Sessions
Jenny Black, RN, BSN, SANE-A, Cindy Burnette, DNP, RN, CA-CP SANE, SANE-A, Nancy Downing, PhD, RN, Deborah Caddy, LCSW-S, Alisha Mathenia, MPA
08:30am - 05:00pm
1100 Hemphill Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
United States
Planner(s)

Jenny Black, RN, BSN, SANE-A

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Nancy Downing, PhD, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Jenny Black, RN, BSN, SANE-A

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Cindy Burnette, DNP, RN, CA-CP SANE< SANE-A

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jennifer Byrd

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Deborah Caddy, Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Supervisor (LCSW-S), State of Texas

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Paola Chavez

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Michael Coble, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Callie Crawford, MSN, RN, TCRN, CA-SANE

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kim D'Avignon, Assistant Criminal District Attorney

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Nancy Downing, PhD, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Katharine Esser, MA Professional Counseling, LPC-S, LCDC, NCC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Beth Maeker

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Alisha Mathenia, MPA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sonia Sims

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Clayton Taylor, Sergeant Clay Taylor

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Cindy Weston, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CHSE, FAANP, FAAN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In support of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing Education for the healthcare team. 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. 

 

Designation Statements

Nurses

This activity provides up to 43.0 contact hours. 

Certificate of Attendance

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity for 43.0 hours of participation.

Available Credit

  • 43.00 ANCC
  • 43.00 HSC Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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