Michelle Wise, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
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Cell: 864-***-****
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Education
Duquesne University: Post-Master’s certificate, Forensic Nursing 8/2017
Duquesne University, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training 4/2016
University of South Carolina School of Nursing: MSN, APRN, 8/2005
Family Nurse Practitioner
Lander University: BSN 5/1999
Honors and Awards
Letter of Commendation for excellent patient service, New 2009
Horizons Family Health Services
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 2005
Lander University Annie Laurie Crawford Memorial Scholarship 1998
recipient for excellence in mental health nursing
Licensure/Certifications
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: South Carolina State Board 8/2005-present
of Nursing, License # APN.F2787
Family Nurse Practitioner: American Nursing Credentialing 8/2005-present
Center, Certification # 200-***-****
Registered Nurse: South Carolina State Board of Nursing, License 6/1999-present
#F2787
Basic Life Support Provider: American Heart Association 1996-present
Advanced Cardiac Life Support: American Heart Association. 6/2019-present
Pediatric Advanced Life Support: American Heart Association 7/2019-present
Professional Memberships
International Association of Forensic Nurses 8/2015-present
American Nurse Association 6/2016-present
South Carolina Nurse Association 6/2016-present
American Association of Nurse Practitioners 10/2019-present
Professional Experience
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control - Low 8/2020-present
Country Division, Registered Nurse, Infection Control and Prevention
COVID Strike Team
Under the direction of the SC DHEC epidemiology department – Case Investigation and Contact tracing related to cases/testing for COVID-19. Assist as needed with mass/group testing events.
Wellpath/Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, Health Services 7/2020-8/2020
Administrator, Family Nurse Practitioner
Under the direction of Wellpath Administration, responsible authority of the medical services and medical professionals providing patient care for inmates in the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, PRN Nurse Practitioner
Carolina Correctional Healthcare Management/Sheriff Al Cannon 9/2019-7/2020
Detention Center, Director of Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner
Proving direction, education, support, evaluation, and mentorship to the nursing staff at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center under the guidance of the Medical Director and Health Service Administrator. With physician collaboration, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of illness among incarcerated inmates ages 11 and above.
Infinite Wellness of the Carolinas, Family Nurse Practitioner 8/2018-5/2019
Integrative Physical Medicine: With physician collaboration; assessment, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic conditions, acute and chronic pain treatment with holistic/naturalistic treatments. PRP/Stem cell therapy
Greenville County Detention Center, Family Nurse Practitioner 08/2013-1/2018
With physician collaboration; assessment diagnosis and treatment of illness among incarcerated inmates ages 11 and above
New Horizons Family Health Center, Family Nurse Practitioner 3/2009-8/2011
With physician collaboration; assessment, diagnosis and treatment of
illness among walk in clients ages 15 and above
Wellness Coalition of America, JPS Composite Materials, Family 6/2009-03/2011
Nurse Practitioner
With physician collaboration; assessment, diagnosis and treatment
of chronic illness; health screenings and wellness education among
factory employees
Greenville County Detention Center, Family Nurse Practitioner 8/2005-9/2008
With physician collaboration; assessment, diagnosis and treatment of
illness among incarcerated adult inmates and new employee physicals
Palmetto Health Baptist Easley, Registered Nurse 11/2003-11/2005
Staff Nurse, Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit
Greenville County Department of Health and Environmental 2000-11/2003
Control, Registered Nurse
Staff Nurse, Family Planning Services and OB referral coordination
Palmetto Health Baptist Easley, Registered Nurse 1999-2000
Staff Nurse, Medical Surgical/Telemetry Unit
Professional Oral Presentations
Eastergard, M. and Darby, T. A day in the life of a Correctional 11/2015
Nurse and Nurse Practitioner. Bob Jones University School of
Nursing on behalf of Greenville County Detention Center
Eastergard, M. and Roberts, A. A day in the life of a Correctional 2/2015
Nurse and Nurse Practitioner, Bob Jones University School of
Nursing on behalf of Greenville County Detention Center
Legislative Advocacy
Eastergard, M. and Day, K., Presentation to staff members for Senator 4/2017
Lindsey Graham and Senator Tim Scott regarding the roles of forensic nursing, the components of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the request for a vote to reauthorize funding for VAWA in 2018 on behalf of the International Association of Forensic Nurses, Washington, D.C
Preceptor/Teaching
Academic Year 2016-2017:
Medical University of South Carolina, DNP student Gabrielle Amarante – 32 hours
Medical University of South Carolina, DNP student Emily Ivey – 110 hours
Academic Year 2015-2016
Simmons College, DNP student Jordan Bartham - 74 hours
Simmons College, DNP student Jennifer Garren - 110 hours
Academic Year 2016-2017
Simmons College, DNP student Sylvia Campbell – 47 hours
Professional Development
Continuing Education (Non-Forensic):
2/26/2013: Safe Opioid Prescribing: Live Webcast 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
5/16/2013-5/18/2013: Medical University of South Carolina: Evidence-Based Drug Therapy Update 19.0 hours, AMA PRA
oEvidenced-Based Update on the Management of Patients with Major Depressive Disease
oCOPD
oUpdate on the Management of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease/KDOQI Guidelines
oEvidenced-Based Update on Drug Therapy in the Elderly
oUpdate on the Treatment of Acute Pain
oUpdate on the Treatment of Hepatitis C
oImmunization Update
oUpdate on HIV/AIDS
oUpdate on the Treatment of Obesity
oEvidenced-Based Update on the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
oEvidenced-Based Treatment of Dyslipidemia/ATP IV
oEvidenced-Based Treatment of Hypertension/JNC-8
oUpdate on the Management of Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
oEvidenced-Based Update on the Treatment of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome/Stents
oEvidenced-Based Update on the Management of Patients with Heart Failure
oLawful Prescribing
oUpdate on the Pharmacotherapy in Women’s Health
oEvidenced-Based and Cost-Effective Pharmacotherapy
oMedication Reconciliation
oEvidenced-Based Update on the Treatment of Pediatric Patients with Asthma
8/14/2013: Never Too Early, Never Too Late: Cardiovascular Health for Women Throughout the Lifespan 1.0 hour, AANP
9/12/2013: Diagnosis and Treatment of IBS-C and Chronic Constipation: Moving in the Right Direction 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
11/12/2013-11/17/2013: Contemporary Forums: Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Clinicians 44.25 hours, ANCC
oIntroduction- The Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (including drug interactions) 3.75 hours
oCardiovascular Pharmacology Part 1 4.75 hours
oInfectious Disease Pharmacology 3.75 hours
oTreating Infections, Guidelines and Case Studies 2.75 hours
oUpdate on Adult Vaccines 1.5 hours
oDermatology Update 2.0 hours
oPsychopharmacology and Neuropharmacology 6.0 hours
oStimulants (Schedule II Requirements) 1.0 hour
oOpioid Analgesics 1.5 hours
oLegal Aspects of Prescribing (Schedule II Requirements) 1.0 hour
oPain Management Strategies: Clinical Applications 3.75 hours
oDietary Supplements 1.5 hours
oWomen’s Health Drugs 4.0 hours
oRespiratory Pharmacology: A Case Study Approach 2.5 hours
oCardiovascular Pharmacology Part 2: A Case Study Approach 3.5 hours
oReview Self-Assessment 1.0 hour
7/17/2014: Food Addiction, Obesity & Diabetes 6 hours, ANCC
8/13/2014-8/16/2014: Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Summit 24 hours, AANP
oInterpreting Thyroid Labs/ Case Studies in Hyperthyroidism
oWhen, Why, and How to Treat Hypothyroid Conditions
oThyroiditis: “The Big Three”
oInvestigating Thyroid Nodules
oHypercalcemia, Parathyroid Disease, Vitamin D Deficiency
oObesity: The Latest Skinny on Fat
oDietary Approaches to Obesity and Diabetes
oTherapeutic Lifestyle Interventions for the Overweight Patient
oApplying Therapeutic Lifestyle Strategies: A Live Scenario
oCase Study in T2DM- Bob’s Journey: Navigating the Path of Non-Insulin Therapies
oInsulin Overview: What’s on the Menu?
oBob’s Journey Continues: When the Road Leads to Insulin
oSpecial Populations: Pre-Conceptual Concerns of Pregnancy and Diabetes
oSweet and Low: Hyper and Hypoglycemia
oSpecial Populations: New Onset Diabetes in the Elderly
oTwo Options for Interpreting Glucose Information
oNew Onset Type 1 Diabetes: “Eating Your Concerns”
oCKD and the Diabetic Kidney: Is Albumin the Only Important Factor?
oSteroids and Diabetes
oDiabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and the Foot Exam
oRenal Medication Dosing: “The Good, the Bad and the Iatrogenic”
oAutonomic Neuropathies and Retinopathy
oOsteoporosis: Overview, Workup, Diagnosis
oOsteoporosis: Who Should Be Treated and What Agent Should I Use?
oWomen’s Health Issues and Endocrine Disease
oGI Disorders, Celiac Disease, and Endocrine Management
oAdrenal Disease: “Simplifying What Seems Complex”, Part 1
oAdrenal Disease: “Simplifying What Seems Complex”, Part 2
oDemystifying PCOS
oDyslipidemia: “The Changing Paradigm”
oMale Hypogonadism: “To Treat or Not to Treat”
oAddressing Non-Glycemic Vascular Risk Factors
oSuspecting Pituitary Disorders: “What Do You Do?”
oFact or Fiction: Addressing Alternative Therapy for Endocrine Disease
6/17/15: Emergency Medicine – An Intensive Boot Camp Self Study 26 hour, AANP
oAdvanced Practice Clinicians in EM: Challenges and Opportunities
oSupervision Essentials
oApproach to the ED Patient
oWhat You Must Know to Avoid Being Sued
oVital Signs: Keys to Risk Avoidance
oAnalgesics and Procedural Sedation
oEssential Charting Concepts
oHead Trauma: Keys to Judicial Assessment
oUrology Rapid Assessment and Treatment
oHip and Pelvic Disorders: Don’t Miss the Subtle Ones
oAsthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
oUpper Abdominal Disorders
oEyes: Essential Diagnosis and Treatment
oEssential Pediatrics
oPregnancy and Vaginal Bleeding: Core Concepts
oPediatric Rashes
oHeadaches: Don’s Miss the Serious Ones
oCervical Spine Disorders: Most Benign, Some Not
oAdult Chest Disorders, Part 1
oAcute Coronary Syndrome: Essential Concepts
oSTDs: 2012 Diagnosis and Treatment
oTIAs and Strokes: State of the Art
oShoulder Disorders: A Systemic Approach
oEndocrine and Acid/Base Disorders
oCongestive Heart Failure Myo/Pericarditis
oEars: Newest Approaches
oBack Disorders: Don’t Miss the Red Flags
oHand & Wrist
oDermatology: Rashes to Anaphylaxis
oNeuropsychiatric Disorders
oSoft Tissue Injuries: Optimizing Care
oAdult Chest Disorders, Part 2
oKnee Disorders
oSoft Tissue Infections & Sepsis: Optimizing Care
oSyncope & Hypertension
oSinus, Nose, & Tooth Disorders
oCardiac Dysrhythmias
oEnvironmental Disorders
oPediatric Infections: A Consistent Approach
oAnkle & Foot Disorders
o2010 AHA Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines
oElbow & Forearm Disorders
oElectrolyte Disorders
oLower Abdominal
oOropharyngeal and Neck Disorders
6/23/2015: Wound Care Basic Training 23 hours, AMA PRA
oThe Physiology of Wound Healing
oWound Classification
oWound Assessment
oArterial Ulcers
oNon-Invasive Assessment of Tissue Perfusion and Oxygen Delivery
oDiabetic Foot Ulcer
oOptimal Offloading
oVenous Ulcers
oIntroduction to Pressure Ulcers
oPressure Ulcers Clinical Management
oSurgical Wounds
oAtypical Wounds
oWound Dressings and Topical Management
oWound Infection
oWound Debridement
oAdvanced Modalities
oBiophysical Technologies for Wound Healing
oNutrition & Wound Healing
oHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
6/24/2015: Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Sharing Decision Making for Optimal Anticoagulation 1.0 hour, ANCC
6/24/2015: Redefining Insomnia Disorder: An Update in Nosology, Pathophysiology, and Implications for Treatment 1.0 hour, AANP
6/24/2015: Addiction Update: Breaking Down Barriers to Help Patients Kick the Habit 1.0 hour, AANP
6/24/2015: Binge Eating Disorder: What, When, Why and How? 1.25 hours, AANP
6/24/2015: Substance Abuse in the Adult Patient: Strategies for Mental Health Providers, General and Dental Health Providers, and Other Practitioners 2 hours, AANP
7/01/2015: Meth Abuse: Coming Soon to You Neighborhood 1 hour, ANCC
11/28/2015: ACOG Issues Guidelines on Nausea/Vomiting in Pregnancy 0.25 hours, ANCC
2/14/2016-2/16/2016: Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry Conference on Substance Use Disorders: A Comprehensive Review and Update 18.25 hours, ACCME
oModule Topic 1: Overview: Epidemiology, Language and Stigma; Diagnostic Considerations; Screening and Assessment; Panel Discussion
oModule Topic 2: Neuroscience: Neurobiology of Addiction; Neurobiology of Alcohol; Genetics of Substance Use Disorders; Panel Discussion
oModule Topic 3: Recovery Oriented Systems of Care: In Concept: Recovery Oriented Systems of Care; In Practice: Treating Addiction as a Chronic Disease; Panel Discussion
oModule Topic 4: Pharmacotherapy: Nicotine; Opioids; Alcohol; Panel Discussion
oModule Topic 5: Developmental Perspectives: Childhood Precursors; Adolescence; Early Adulthood; Panel Discussion
oModule Topic 6: Comorbidity: Mood Disorders; ADHD; HepC/HIV; Panel Discussion
oModule Topic 7: Inpatient Care: Withdrawal; Overcoming Barriers to Inpatient Care of Addiction; Addiction Consultation: Engaging Nursing in Addiction Care; Panel Discussion
oModule Topic 8: Alcohol: Managing Binge Drinking in College Students; Self-Help Treatments; Managing Complicated Withdrawal; Panel Discussion
oModule Topic 9: Marijuana and Synthetics – Legal and Illegal: Medical Marijuana; Management of MJ Addiction; Synthetics: K2, Spice, Bath Salts; Panel Discussion
oModule Topic 10: Innovative Models of Outpatient Care: Engaging Parents of Young People with Addiction; Engaging Young People with Addiction; Panel Discussion
oModule Topic 11: Evidence-Informed Practices: Motivational Interviewing; CBT; Contingency Management; Trauma-Informed Care; Panel Discussion
04/13/2016: Diabetes Treatment Using Insulin-Independent Agents: Focus on the Kidney in Glycemic Control 0.5 hours, ANCC
4/13/2016: Customizing T2DM Treatment with GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Tools for Reaching Glycemic Goals and Improving Patient Adherence 1.0 hour, ANCC
4/13/2016: Managing Patient Perceptions of the Influenza Vaccine 0.5 hours, AMA PRA
4/13/2016: New-Drug Briefs (May 2015) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
4/13/2016: New-Drug Briefs (June 2015) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
4/13/2016: New-Drug Briefs (August 2015) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
4/13/2016: New-Drug Briefs (October 2015) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
4/13/2016: New-Drug Briefs (January 2016) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
4/13/2016: New-Drug Briefs (February 2016) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
4/13/2016: New-Drug Briefs (March 2016) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/13/2018: E/M University: The Basic Course 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/20/2018: E/M University: Rational Physician Coding for E/M Services (1995 Guidelines) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/20/2018: E/M University: Rational Physician Coding for E/M Services (1997 Guidelines) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/20/2018: E/M University: New Office Patients (1995 Guidelines) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/20/2018: E/M University: New Office Patients (1997 Guidelines) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/20/2018: E/M University: Established Office Patients (1995 Guidelines) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/20/2018: E/M University: Established Office Patients (1997 Guidelines) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/20/2018: E/M University: E/M Consult Services (1997 Guidelines) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/20/2018: E/M University: The Faculty Course (1997 Guidelines) 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/20/2018: E/M University: The Basic E/M Coding Course: Psychiatry 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/25/2018: Opioid Use Disorder: Challenges and Solutions to a Rising Epidemic 1.0 hour, AMA PRA
3/29/2018: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: Past, Present, and Future 1.25 hours, AANP
3/29/2018: 2017: Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Resistant Hypertension 1.25 hours, AANP
3/30/2018: Best Practices In Obesity Management: The Role of New and Emerging Therapies 1.25 hours, AANP
3/30/2018: Research-Based Clinical Strategies to Prevent and Address Adolescent Substance Use and Prescription Medication Misuse: Being Part of the Solution, Part 1 0.50 hours, AANP
3/30/2018: Research-Based Clinical Strategies to Prevent and Address Adolescent Substance Use and Prescription Medication Misuse: Being Part of the Solution, Part 2 0.50 hours, AANP
4/09/2018: Best Practices in the Use of Incretin-based Therapies in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes 1.0 hour, AANP
4/09/2018: Medication Management of Older Adults 1.25 hours, AANP
4/09/2018: Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation for primary Care: What the Real World is Telling Us 1.0 hour, AANP
4/09/2018: Secondary Prevention of ASCVD: Novel Therapies to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia 1.0 hour, AANP
4/09/2018: Updates in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Management: Best Practices for Effective Care 1.0 hour, AANP
4/10/2018: Best Practices in Preventing Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease with Vaccinations in Adolescents and Young Adults 1.0 hour, AANP
4/10/2018: Getting Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients to Goal: The Role of New and Emerging Injectable Therapies 1.0 hour, AANP
4/11/2018: Psoriasis: More Than Skin Deep – What Lurks Beneath? 1.25 hours, AANP
4/11/2018: Expert Perspectives on the Evolving Therapeutic Landscape in T2DM 0.5 hours, AANP
4/11/2018: Neuropathic pain: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Common Conditions 1.25 hours, AANP
4/12/2018: Safe Opioid Prescribing Series: How to Safely and Effectively Treat Pain in Primary Care 2.25 hours, AANP
4/12/2018: Eating Disorders: Recognition and Treatment in Primary Care 1.25 hours, AANP
4/12/2018: Depressive Symptoms Among Adults in Primary Care 1.25 hours, AANP
4/12/2018: Chronic Hepatitis C: An Update on Screening, Evaluation, and Management 1.25 hours, AANP
4/12/2018: Pain Management in Individuals with Serious Illness and Co-Morbid Substance Use Disorders 1.25 hours, AANP
4/12/2018: Preventive Medicine that Works: Adult Immunizations 0.85 hours, AANP
4/13/2018: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Thyroid Disorders 0.85 hours, AANP
4/13/2018: Approach to Inflammatory Bowel Disease 0.75 hours, AANP
4/13/2018: Controversies in Osteoporosis Prevention and Management 0.64 hours, AANP
4/13/2018: A Closer Look at Concentrated Insulins: Clinical Applications in Everyday Practice 1.5 hours, AANP
6/27/2019: Contraceptive Update: The Rise of LARCs 0.75 hours, AMA PRA
6/27/2019: Contraception Update: Educate Your Patient While They Wait - Frankly Speaking Ep 123 0.25 hours, AMA PRA
6/28/2019: Expert Debate: Marijuana Legalization: For or Against? 1.0 hours, AMA PRA
7/01/2019: How to Perform Urine Drug Testing and Interpret Results 0.57 hours, AANP
7/02/2019: Improving Access to the Full Range of Contraceptive Methods, including IUDs and Implants 1.5 hours, AMA PRA
9/30/2019: Pain Management and Opioids: Balancing Risks and Benefits 2019 3.0 hours, AANP
9/30/2019: Deployment of Nurse Practitioners to Combat America’s Opioid Crisis 1.0 hours, AANP
10/06/2019: Protecting Your Practice by Knowing Opioid Prescribing Standards 1.0 hours, AANP
10/06/2019: Managing Aberrant Drug Taking Behaviors and Opioid Use Disorder 1.25 hours, AANP
10/06/2019: Opioid and Non-opioid Analgesia During Surgery 1.47 hours, ANA
10/06/2019: NP Role in Medication-assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder 1.80 hours, ANA
10/06/2019: APRN Pharmacology Today: Safe Prescribing of Opioids 3.0 hours, ANA
10/09/2019: Prescribing Controlled Substances Safely 2.5 hours, AANP
10/13/2019: Marijuana: It’s Approved, Now What? 1.0 hours, AANP
10/15/2019: Controlled Substances Package 3.0 hours, AANP
04/20/2020: The Treatment of Substance Use Disorders and Addiction During COVID-19 1.0 hours, ASAM
08/20/2020: 12 Lead ECG Interpretation 2.75 hours, AANP
08/23/2020: Antibiotics Infection and the Evidence:2019 Update 1 hour, AANP
08/23/2020: 2019 Contraceptive Update 1 hour, AANP
08/24/2020: Antimicrobial Therapy: Best Practice 2.75 hours, AANP
08/25/2020: Bullying & Inactivity in the Workplace 1 hour, AANP
08/27/2020: Benzodiazepines: Safe Prescribing in the Era of Prescription Drug Abuse 1 Hour, AANP
08/27/2020: I Just Need a Little Something: What’s So Wrong About Benzos? 1 hour, AANP
Academic Course: Duquesne University Post Master’s Forensics Curriculum/Courses
GNFO 517 Fall 2015 Forensic Science and the Legal System
This course introduces students to advanced legal process, the roles and responsibilities of the multi-disciplinary forensic and legal professionals, and the civil and criminal applications of forensic science in the judicial process. The various roles of the forensic nurse at the advanced practice level will be explored. The course will prepare forensic nurses at an advanced practice level to interface with the legal system. The impact of collaborative practice in various levels of policy will be explored. The sources of law, federal and state legal systems, civil and criminal systems, interaction between the law and forensic science in the courtroom, fact versus expert witness, and tasks of the fact finder will be reviewed. Issues related to nurses in the courtroom and their potential impact on the outcome of legal proceedings will be further explored. Specific forensic nursing competencies for professional caring practice will be applied to discussion of medical-legal issues.
GNFO 518 Spring 2016 Criminal Law and the Courts
This course introduces the student to the critical processes involved in the collaboration between advanced forensic nursing practice and the legal system. It addresses the theoretical underpinnings of law as well as the interface of forensic science with law and nursing. Students are introduced to the trial process and to the application of the theories of forensic science and evidence collection in the courtroom. Students are exposed to an intensive examination of criminal law and forensic science using crime scene investigation procedures. The roles of the advanced practice forensic nurse within the legal system are examined. Methods of evidence collection in a variety of settings are delineated and the implications for forensic nurses in crime scene reconstruction, death investigation, toxicology, hair and fiber analysis, DNA, ballistics, arson, cyber-crime, psychiatry and psychology, bioterrorism, odontology and anthropology, linguistics, and entomology. The role of the forensic nurse examiner is studied through a 40 hour SANE-A training which prepares students to be precepted and then to sit for national certification.
GNFO 519 Fall 2016 Advanced Forensic Nursing I: Theory and Practice
This course is a critical, comprehensive introduction to advanced forensic nursing practice that addresses the knowledge related to care of the forensic patient based on theoretical and scientific principles. It describes the principles and philosophy of forensic nursing in acute care and community settings and the roles of the forensic science professional and advanced practice forensic nurse domestically and internationally are explored. Students will examine theoretical models from a holistic perspective: theory from nursing, related sciences and law to develop theoretical frameworks for guiding forensic nursing practice. Clinical therapeutics focused on the individual's mental and physical health, and ways of maximizing function for victims and the perpetrators, and their families through interventions will be studied. The class also explores assessment tools, diagnosis and treatment, and management of forensic populations using the best available evidence.
GNFO 520 Spring 2017 Advanced Forensic Nursing II: Program Development and Policy
This course focuses on roles and responsibilities of the advanced practice forensic nurse in the healthcare system, specific to program development, leadership and policy. A multidisciplinary approach is used to explore the interactions between nursing and the criminal justice system, and the role of the forensic nurse leader in program administration and policy. The course also analyzes ethical challenges faced by the advanced practice forensic nurse.
GNFO 521 Summer 2016 Forensic Clinical and Capstone
This course focuses the advanced practice forensic nurse on the nursing competencies in a chosen area utilizing the scientific, ethical, and legal principles related to forensic nursing. The student will describe and analyze the competencies of clinical judgment, advocacy, caring, collaboration, systems thinking, diversity issues, and facilitation of learning within the clinical practice area of the student's choice. The practicum requires 150 hours in the practice area. An expert forensic nurse (or another forensic clinician) will serve as the mentor for the student. Students will be required to write a formal case study, with evidence based care recommendations, based on a case identified in the practicum hours.
Continuing Education(Forensics):
7/01/2015: Sexual Assault and Rape 1 hour, ANCC
7/01/2015: Forensic Nursing and School Shooters 1.5 hours, ANCC
10/28/2015-10/31/2015: International Association of Forensic Nurses International Conference on Forensic Science and Practice 20 hours, ANCC
oTreating Violent Behavior as a Contagious Disease 1.75 hours
oIntentional Poisoning in Domestic Violence 1.5 hours
oRapid DNA Service 1.5 hours
oStalking: Flirting to Fatality 1.5 hours
oThe Mystique of GHB: Death, Addiction, Suicide, Rape, Overdose, and Even Murder 1.5 hours
oThe New Street Corner: Online Advertisements of Sex Trafficking 1.75 hours
o“Suspect Exams” and the Role of the Forensic Nurse 1.5 hours
oThe Medical-Forensic Exam: It’s Not Just About Swabs 1.5 hours
oCourtroom Testimony Techniques: “Success Instead of Survival” 1.5 hours
oCrucial Evidence of the Brain and Body Trauma in Family Violence Cases 1.5 hours
oBDSM, Kink, Rough Sex, or Assault: Do You Know the Difference? 1.5 hours
oThreats of Violence and the Duty to Warn: Nursing’s Role in Working with Dangerous Patients 1.5 hours
oSilent Screams: Prison Rape and the Forensic Nurse 1.5 hours
3/22/2016-3/24/2016: End Violence Against Women International Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Engaging Men & Boys 15.25 hours, California Board of Registered Nursing
oIt’s No Joke: The Cultural Acceptability of Stalking 1 hour
oThe Neurobiology of Sexual Assault 1.25 hours
oSANE: Expert Testimony at Trial 1.5 hours
oPrison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) 1.5 hours
oLeadership & Liability Lessons Learned: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking 1.5 hours
oLessons from Death Row: How Violence Emerges from Vulnerability 1.5 hours
oInformed Consent: What Does It Really Mean for Sexual Assault Victims? 1.5 hours
oStrangulation: What Emergency Care Providers Need to Know 1.5 hours
oReal World Strategies of Effective Homicide Prevention: Domestic Violence Threat Management 1.5 hours
oIdentifying the Predominant Aggressor and Evaluating Lethality 1.5 hours
oSexual Predators: What We Don’t Know – We Really Don’t Know 1 hour
4/22/2016-4/23/2016: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Adult/Adolescent Simulation Training, Duquesne University 17 hours, signed off by SANE certified peers as competent to complete SANE exams
4/3/2017-4/4/2017: 2017 Leadership and Lobby Days, International Association of Forensic Nursing (IAFN) 6 hours and 1 day on Capitol Hill
7/04/2019: Human Trafficking and Toxicology 1.5 hrs, IAFN
7/05/2019: SAFEta: Identifying and Protecting Campus Survivors’ Privacy Rights, 1.5 hrs, IAFN
7/05/2019: What Do We Know About Sex Offenders? 1 hour, IAFN
4/16/2020: Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls/Webinars – Guidance for Certifying Deaths Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) via CDC– April 16, 2020 (Webcast) 1 hours, ANCC
08/23/2020: Recovery of Foreign DNA Introduced Through Kissing. 1 hour, IAFN
Forensic Shadowing/Observation/Clinical Experience:
11/05/2014: Observation/Ride-a-long with Crime Scene Section of the Greenville County Department of Public Safety Forensic Division 12 hours
12/07/2014: Observation with Latent Print Section, Crime Laboratory Section (drug analysis and firearms) and tour of Property and Evidence Section of the Greenville County Department of Public Safety Forensic Division 4 hours
12/07/2014: Observation/tour with DNA analyst at the DNA Crime Laboratory of the Greenville County Department of Public Safety Forensic Division 3 hours
12/22/2014: Autopsy Observation/Shadow with Jeff Fowler, Deputy Coroner for the Greenville County Coroner’s Office and Medical Examiner Dr. James Fulcher 4 hours
01/05/2015: Autopsy Observation/Shadow with Jeff Fowler, Deputy Coroner for the Greenville County Coroner’s Office and Medical Examiner Dr. James Fulcher 6 hours
11/07/2016: GNFO 519 course clinical: Observation with Shaw Collins, Criminalist and Forensic Chemist at the Drug Analysis Crime Lab Section of the Greenville County Department of Public Safety Forensic Division 2 hours
11/07/2016: GNFO 519 course clinical: Observation with James Armstrong, Firearms and Ballistics expert at the Firearms/Ballistics Lab Section of the Greenville County Department of Public Safety Forensic Division 2 hours
11/08/2016: GNFO 519 course clinical: Observation with DNA analyst and