Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.38 - Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing

51.3824 - Forensic nursing

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply the law and forensic science to nursing practice and collaborate with other professionals for the care of victims and the prosecution of criminals. These programs include courses in advanced physical assessment, evidence collection and preservation, forensic anthropology, legal testimony, medicolegal investigation, pathophysiology, pathohistology, pharmacology, and violence prevention.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • advanced forensic nursing
  • advanced practice forensic nursing
  • child abuse nurse examiner
  • forensic nurse
  • forensic nurse death investigator
  • forensic nursing
  • forensic nursing science
  • intimate partner violence nurse examiner
  • sexual assault nurse examiner

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • forensic psychology(42.2812)
  • forensic science and technology(43.0406)
  • forensic social work(44.0703)