Louisiana Tech University, 105 Wisteria Lane, Ruston, LA, 71272, USA.
Int J Nurs Educ Scholarsh. 2021 Oct 22;18(1):ijnes-2021-0101. doi: 10.1515/ijnes-2021-0101.
The purpose of this study was to assess the importance and explore the inclusion of forensic nursing concepts in undergraduate nursing curricula.
This study used a mixed method design to survey undergraduate nurse educators (n=1,000) across the United States. Utilizing a convergent parallel design, data were analyzed independently, sequentially, and combined to synthesize the results and cultivate the overall conceptualization of the findings.
Significant differences were found about the importance and the integration of forensic concepts in the curricula based on the faculty member's teaching area and area of clinical practice. Triangulation of data determined faculty valued their role of improving holistic care to victims of violence. However, time, curriculum rigidity, and lack of forensic concept knowledge hindered the inclusion of forensic nursing concepts in curricula.
Findings from this study support the recommendation for faculty development, community collaboration, and utilizing teaching modalities to integrate forensic nursing concepts into undergraduate curricula.
本研究旨在评估法医学护理概念在本科护理课程中的重要性，并探讨其纳入情况。
本研究采用混合方法设计，对美国各地的本科护理教师（n=1000）进行了调查。采用汇聚平行设计，对数据进行独立、顺序和综合分析，以综合结果并培养对研究结果的整体概念化。
根据教师的教学领域和临床实践领域，发现法医学概念在课程中的重要性和整合程度存在显著差异。数据的三角验证确定，教师重视提高对暴力受害者整体护理的作用。然而，时间、课程僵化和缺乏法医学概念知识阻碍了法医学护理概念在课程中的纳入。
本研究的结果支持了教师发展、社区合作以及利用教学模式将法医学护理概念纳入本科课程的建议。
