That’s Healthful
Episode – Forensic Nursing 101: What Every Provider Needs to Know

On this episode of That’s Healthful, Advanced Practice Forensic Nurse, Dr. Jennifer Johnson discusses the basics of the science of forensic nursing. We discuss the definition and history of forensic nursing, the different types of forensic nursing, the role of forensic nurses in the criminal justice system, where forensic nurses practice, certification, and more.

More About Dr. Johnson:

Dr. Jennifer Johnson is a Board Certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and a Board Certified Advanced Forensic Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified Forensic Nurse Examiner, and Board Certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for pediatrics, adults, and adolescents. She earned her Associates degree in Nursing from Fort Scott College in 1996. Dr. Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Pittsburg State University in 1998, a Master’s degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2002, and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Maryville University in St. Louis in 2017. Previously, she developed and directed a comprehensive forensic program in the Midwest. Dr. Johnson is the President and Owner of Johnson Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC, and an adjunct professor at Maryville University.
Over the last 18 years, Dr. Johnson has continued to advance forensic nursing through the publication of forensic-related topics and educating law enforcement, attorneys, and health care providers on the importance of the medical forensic examination and the role of the forensic nurse examiner. She is an appointed member of several professional and governmental organizations related to forensic nursing, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology/National Institute of Justice Evidence Management Project, and is President, and a Co-Founder of the Academy of Forensic Nursing.

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The “That’s Healthful” podcast is hosted by, Dr. Lisa Beasley, a Family Nurse Practitioner and faculty in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Visit thatshealthful.com for more information or to hear prior episodes. Please follow @nowhealthful on Twitter and thatshealthful on Instagram. Like or comment on an episode wherever you listen or stream your favorite podcasts. Music for this episode is provided by local Memphis singer, musician, and songwriter – Devan Yanik. For more of Devan’s music visit devanmusic.weebly.com.