2024 Career Planning Guide
NURSING SPECIALITIES KEY : n Minimum Education required n Certifications required n Experience needed n Certification credential n Possible employment n Professional Organization n References / Resources
Forensic Nurse
Aid investigations into deaths , sexual crimes , and abuse / assault situations . Involves collection of evidence , knowledge of the criminal justice system and an affinity for detail-oriented skills .
n ASN / ADN or BSN
n No general certification . Alternative : Advanced Forensic Nursing-Board Certification ( via portfolio ). Also : Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner ( SANE ) - see www . forensicnurses . org / page / CertOpportunities n 2,000 practice hours and 30 continuing education hours in specialty area within 3 years n Alternative : AFN-BC n Emergency rooms , psychiatric / correctional facilities , law enforcement / medical examiner offices , courts of law n International Association of Forensic Nurses ( www . iafn . org )
n Resources : “ Forensic Nursing : A New Challenge ” By Angela Amar and Natalie McClain ( Vol 58 , No 1 – January 2011 ). Read at http :// bit . ly / 2kcMyuM Forensic Nursing : Where Justice and Medicine Meet , by Tanya Davis ( Vol . 63 , No 1 — January 2016 ). Read at http :// viewer . zmags . com / publication / c92da52b
Gastroenterology Nurse
Also known as endoscopy nursing , it involves educating patient on GI diseases and care , assisting in endoscopies , colonoscopies and other GI and esophageal track procedures .
n RN , LPN , ASN / ADN , BSN ( BSN preferred ) n 2 years as full-time RN or part-time equivalent of 4,000 , within past 5 years in gastroenterology n CGRN n Hospitals , outpatient surgery centers , ambulatory care centers , and medical / physician offices n Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates ( www . sgna . org )
Genetics Nurse
Perform analyses , risk assessments , and management for pati with genetic diseases — including Alzheimer ’ s , Parkinson ’ s , canc heart disease and others — or others wishing to evaluate gene factors in reproduction and overall health .
n ASN / ADN or BSN n Genetics Clinical Nurse certification
n 5 years as a clinical genetics nurse and 50 cases logged within five years ; 4 written case studies in accordance with ISONG standards ; 45 contact hours of genetics content within 3 years n GCN n Hospitals , fertility clinics , specialty genetics clinics , research centers , biotech and genetic industries n International Society of Nurses in Genetics ( www . isong . org )
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