Shannon Olsen

Forensic Nursing Professor Polly Campbell’s presentation on forensic nursing taught me an immense amount of knowledge regarding sexual assault, victims of violence, and what to look for during health assessments to help keep my future patients safe. Forensic nursing is specialized care for victims of trauma able to identify injury and having knowledge of the justice system. Topics that were covered in this presentation that I took away include commonalities among victims, roles and responsibilities of forensic nursing, risk factors…

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Integrating Experience  Interdisciplinary Collaboration Watching the presentation on interdisciplinary collaboration helped me have a better understanding of the importance of having clear and consistent communication with all members of a healthcare team. One of the presenters, Chelsea, is a decentralized pharmacologist. For this profession Chelsea had to do three years of undergrad and four years of pharmacy school. To officially become a pharmacologist, you also have to do two years of residency. For day-to-day life as a pharmacologist, Chelsea described…

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