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| Standard of Operation | ANA | IAFP |
| Assessment | The nurse will collect patient data in the healthcare industry on the patient (Rorgjdvphek International Association of Forensic Nurses, n.d). | Allows the nurse to focus on the patient’s immediate condition to collect patient data (IAFP, 2023). |
| A similarity in both is that the registered nurse is the primary individual collecting patient information. | ||
| Diagnosis | The nurse will use the collected information to use for diagnosis (Rorgjdvphek International Association of Forensic Nurses, n.d). | The nurse can include the patient family in the diagnosis as will deem appropriate (IAFP, 2023). |
| The similarity is that both systems leave the registered nurse responsible for performing the diagnosis. | ||
| Planning | The registered nurse needs a patient care plan capturing the initiatives and interventions to treat the patient (Rorgjdvphek International Association of Forensic Nurses, n.d). | Under IAFP, the nurse will make the plan in collaboration with the patient’s family (IAFP, 2023) |
| The similarity is that both systems require a patient care plan to be prepared. | ||
| Implementation | The nurse must follow only the interventions in the patient care plan. At the same time (Rorgjdvphek International Association of Forensic Nurses, n.d). | Allows the nurse to partner with the patient’s family in implementing the interventions meaning that changes can be made along the way (IAFP, 2023). |
| The similarity is that the nurse remains the primary individual tasked with implementing the patient care plan. | ||
Professional development involves acquiring new skills and certifications by continuously training forensic specialists. These professional certifications and organizations will ensure standard practice and procedures across regions dealing with forensic issues (Passalacqua & Pilloud, 2021). They act as an acceptable competency baseline in the field. Different standards pose a risk of giving different outcomes even in the same cases making the results to be inapplicable in some cases.
In a world faced with changing technology, there is a need for additional education by practitioners in the field to ensure the adaption of technology (Passalacqua & Pilloud, 2021). Science is changing the practice, and the certifications with the professional bodies will be evidence enough that the practitioner is well-versed in the field.
Professional certifications come with a code of ethics, meaning that the certified individuals have met and abide by the code of ethics. The accrediting bodies will not want their reputation to be questioned by unethical. The practitioners themselves will act ethically so that they do not get locked out of future certifications.
The organizations and certifications also bring together like-minded forensic experts and help propel them career-wise and in the industry (Passalacqua & Pilloud, 2021). They also give the experts a unified and powerful voice to raise any concerns within the profession.
The area I have found interesting is that the career is important and fulfilling, especially when it involves ensuring the safety of the public and solving crimes. My work has been used in courts of law to ensure that dangerous criminals are out behind bars (Drake et al., 2018). The other strength is that the career deals with many other fields of medicine and even the criminal justice system. I am good at this since I enjoy reading about other fields and interacting with other professionals in my professional life. The profession is quite diversified, and as a practitioner, I always find all my skills useful.
The weaknesses in the practice have been the nature of work, as sometimes victims’ bodies are found in bad conditions (Drake et al., 2018). When they are brought int
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