My first day at Forensics was not as eventful as the first time I went there, but the experience I had was good. When I arrived, I introduced myself to three nurses and gave them the slip. Then, one of the nurses gave me a tour of of their facility. She showed me the interview room, the mini kitchen where they have food for the patients, and the examination room. Next, one of the nurses gave me the task to shuffle through some clothes and chose what clothing was too worn out. Most of the clothing I chose where white T-Shirts with stains on it. Although I went through some of the clothes, I did not finish by the time I had to go
•Forensic Nurse
•Do you use the same type of sexual assault kit for both females and males or do they each …show more content…
#3
When I arrived today, there was a patient who was about to come to the office. However, under the circumstance, I was not allowed to be there. However, one the nurse did show me how they prepare the examination room for this type of case. The nurse also showed me how they organize the different types of bags from the kit, and what they are for. Afterwards, I spend the rest of my time with a nurse who was preparing for their presentation at a school. From their presentation, the nurse showed me a video about consent. I thought it was interesting because the video used a tea metaphor to explain the importance of asking for consent. When it was time to go, I had to exit from the back door since people associated to the patient where in the waiting room:
•We have extras, incase we need some. But we used to save them to show that we did not use them, however, not anymore.
•(Pointing at a picture) Is that why on the paperwork, it asks for the patient's consent to use their pictures?
•Yes (shows me a different picture), like this picture we took it here. We just want their permission to show their injuries to
•Forensic Nurse
•Do you use the same type of sexual assault kit for both females and males or do they each …show more content…
#3
When I arrived today, there was a patient who was about to come to the office. However, under the circumstance, I was not allowed to be there. However, one the nurse did show me how they prepare the examination room for this type of case. The nurse also showed me how they organize the different types of bags from the kit, and what they are for. Afterwards, I spend the rest of my time with a nurse who was preparing for their presentation at a school. From their presentation, the nurse showed me a video about consent. I thought it was interesting because the video used a tea metaphor to explain the importance of asking for consent. When it was time to go, I had to exit from the back door since people associated to the patient where in the waiting room:
•We have extras, incase we need some. But we used to save them to show that we did not use them, however, not anymore.
•(Pointing at a picture) Is that why on the paperwork, it asks for the patient's consent to use their pictures?
•Yes (shows me a different picture), like this picture we took it here. We just want their permission to show their injuries to