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IAFN thanks everyone who submitted an application to serve on the IAFN Board of Directors or Nominating Committee. We congratulate the elected candidates voted by the membership to serve in 2016. The elections results are:
President Elect:
Liz Louden, MSN, BN, RN, SANE-A Ontario, Canada
Secretary:
Khara Breeden, MS, BSN Texas, U.S.
Directors at Large:
Gail Hornor, DNP, CPNP, SANE-P Ohio , U.S.
Jennifer McConnell, MS, FNP, RN, SANE-A Colorado, U.S.
Kathleen Sekula, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nominating Committee:
Karen Evans, ASN Utah, U.S.
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Ever ask yourself if forensic nursing is the right career for you? Or, are you a forensic nurse whose peers ask you this question? “What are the steps, what are the questions I should be asking, and what resources should I use?” IAFN is ready to guide you.
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The Foundation, which provides scholarships each year for forensic nurses to attend the annual conference, has been approved to be a recipient of funds available thru the Amazon Smile program.
How do you help? Go to http://smile.amazon.com/ You can then select the IAFN Foundation as the organization that you support. Every time you make a purchase on Amazon.com the IAFN Foundation will benefit which will help us support forensic nursing education.
Alcalde
UT-Austin students who are survivors of sexual assault can now get free post-assault forensic exams on campus.
The new policy, which went into effect on Nov. 16, is the result of a partnership between University Health Services and SafePlace, a sexual and domestic violence resource center.
In a post-assault exam — sometimes called a rape kit — a specially trained nurse gathers forensic evidence that can later be used in legal proceedings, should the survivor choose to file a police report.
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The Stepping Up Initiative
The National Summit provides an opportunity for county teams to create or advance the specificity and impact of county plans to reduce the prevalence of mental illness in jails by building on existing strengths and addressing system gaps. The National Summit will focus on key themes that have an impact on counties across the Nation. These themes include what drives of the overrepresentation of people with mental illnesses in jails; what are evidence-based policies and practices for reducing these numbers; and what mechanisms counties can use to bring innovative programs to scale in their jurisdictions.
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By Keith Carlson
 Nurse managers and leaders carry a great deal of responsibility for creating a container in which their nursing colleagues can safely and happily practice. A nurse manager must keep her eye on many aspects of a healthcare environment. In a complicated healthcare milieu, how does a thoughtful nurse manager ensure the nurses under her charge are working in an environment that is balanced, functional and healthy?
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NPR
The documentary The Hunting Ground, a searing look at the failure of American universities to grapple successfully with campus rape, has been embraced by CNN and shortlisted for next year's Oscars, while helping to sharpen the focus of college administrators.
"Colleges and universities have a real responsibility to keep their students safe. Obviously being sexually assaulted is completely a safety issue," Hunting Ground director Kirby Dick told NPR. "If approximately 1 in 5 women are being sexually assaulted, the schools are really failing in this area."
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Medical Xpress
Many Western countries including England and the United States have come to rely on nurses trained abroad in times of nurse shortages. Yet little is known about how such practices affect quality of care and patient satisfaction. A novel study published today by the prominent research and policy journal BMJ Open concluded that the employment of nurses trained abroad to substitute for professional nurses educated at home is not without risks to quality of care.
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ACEs Connection Network
Teaching Bullies tells the story of fourteen students who spoke up about techers' bullying only to be re-victimized by administrators, lawyers and educational authorities.
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Nurse.com
We are in the midst of an exciting time for healthcare. New technology, electronic medical records, multidisciplinary therapies, patient portals and more make integrated care teams essential for complete and consistent patient care. Integrated care teams are changing the way we deliver care by enabling interdisciplinary, collaborative communication between healthcare providers, enhancing the continuity of care from hospital to home and providing enhanced person-centered care for each patient.
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The DM Online
Recently, students received an email stating there was a sexual assault at the on-campus housing complex, Campus Walk. With more emails about similar instances entering students’ inboxes, it’s hard to ignore the growing reality of this issue on the University’s campus and the surrounding areas.
Many students don’t understand the processes one might go through after finding themselves involved in instances of sexual assault, harassment, domestic violence or stalking.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
Registered nurses (RNs) are the largest segment of the nation’s health care workforce. Their direct access to patients and their families has long influenced health care delivery and outcomes. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the profession among the fastest-growing in the U.S, yet nurses remain underrepresented on the leadership bodies that shape their industry. Significant opportunity exists for nurses to expand their sphere of influence from the bedside to the boardroom.
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