Features of training and certification of forensic nurses in ukraine: international context

Abstract

The modern system of providing assistance to victims of violence in Ukraine needs to be improved, in particular through the separate provision of forensic medical examination and medical care. This approach is not trauma-oriented and does not meet international standards, enshrined, in particular, in the Istanbul Convention. One of the ways to solve this problem is the implementation of the specialty “forensic nurse”. The aim of the study. To investigate the possibilities, features and conditions of certification of forensic nurses in Ukraine, based on the analysis of international experience, in particular, training programs in the USA.