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Forensic Nurse Examiner Witness Testimony and CV Workshop XFSC 7851

Forensics Microcredentials Course

Course details

​This course is intended for registered nurses who have taken the Forensic Nurse Examiner training and who are new or returning to their roles as Forensic Nurse Examiners. Students will gain the knowledge required to effectively consider and critically analyze legal requirements that affect the care of patients following intimate partner or sexual violence and to provide objective, accurate, evidence-based testimony in judicial proceedings. Upon successful completion of this course, students will earn a digital badge titled “FNE Witness Testimony Skills”.

Prerequisite(s)

  • FSCT 7840 or by permission of the forensics department.

Credits

0.5

Cost

$205.36

Course offerings

Spring/Summer 2023

Below is one offering of XFSC 7851 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.

CRN 69025

Duration

Mon May 29 - Fri Jun 16 (3 weeks)

  • 3 weeks
  • CRN 69025
  • $205.36
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
May 29 - Jun 16 N/A N/A Online
Jun 08 Thu 18:00 - 21:00 Online
Instructor

Aimee Falkenberg

Course outline

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Cost

$205.36

Important information
  1. Departmental approval needed
  2. This 0.5 credit course is online. There will be a 3 hour live stream session on Thursday, June 8, 2023 (6:00pm – 9:00pm). BCIT is offering a $75 discount for this term. Please contact the Program Assistants for departmental approval to register (including your BCIT student A0#) at BCIT_Forensics@bcit.ca and confirm that you have taken the prerequisite course FSCT 7840. At that time, the fee waiver for the discount will be provided.
Status

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Carry out the responsibilities of the forensic nurse examiner/SANE in judicial proceedings.
  • Create a CV in preparation for the judicial process that will demonstrate credibility as an expert witness.
  • Explain the differences between fact and expert witness in judicial proceedings .

Effective as of Winter 2022

Related Programs

Forensic Nurse Examiner Witness Testimony and CV Workshop (XFSC 7851) is offered as a part of the following programs:

School of Computing and Academic Studies

  1. Advanced Forensic Nurse Examiner
    Microcredential Part-time

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