Assistant Supervisory Clinical Nurse, Obstetrical Department Indian Health Service Lakeside, Arizona
Whiteriver Service Unit medical forensic examination follow-up care model utilizes public health and forensic nurses to provide holistic health care for victims of violence on the Fort Apache Reservation.
Learning Outcomes:
Increased knowledge about:
follow up care goals for victims of violence and be able to Identify specific services public health nurses are able to offer victims.
problems associated with follow up care for victims of violence and recognize an increase in positive patient outcomes as a result of home visits.
challenges faced in native communities and verbalize in what ways home visitations meet those challenges.