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Did I Do Enough? Trauma-informed Care & Intimate Partner Violence
Full text linkIn this case study we explore the application of trauma-informed concepts to a situation in which a woman is experiencing intimate partner abuse. While the woman’s decisions may place her at risk of harm and the nurse is uncomfortable with the decision, it remains the woman’s decision. This case includes a discussion of trauma-informed care, typologies of abuse, risks for lethality, and an application to a situation
The Reluctant Participant
Full text linkThis piece is a creative reflection on my experience with Pop-Up Poetry at the 2024 SoTL Symposium in Banff, in which I consider the intersection of identity, academia, care, and community.
Forensic Nursing Certification Board
Full text linkAn update from the Forensic Nursing Certification Board (FNCB)
Research Reviews-Summer
Full text linkA review of articles from spring to summer by the AFN Journal club
Homicide with post-mortem dismemberment:: The relationship between psychiatric disease of the killer, crime scene organization, and corpse concealment.
Full text linkHomicides involving post-mortem corpse dismemberment are uncommon and present unique difficulties for criminologists and investigators. Mental health issues, their associated legal defenses, and persistent stigma usually become the focus in court hearings in these cases. If overlooked during investigations, these factors can markedly sway sentencing outcomes. A deeper scientific understanding of the connections between post-mortem dismemberment, crime scene, and corpse concealment could transform investigative methods and inspire new legal perspectives. It could also provide guidance for jurors during sentencing. This study aims to explore how a killer\u27s mental health, corpse concealment, and crime scene characteristics (based on the FBI\u27s organized/disorganized model) interrelate in cases of post-mortem dismemberment homicides. We conducted an analysis on 11 homicide cases using information available in public resources and legal databases. This data included information about the homicides themselves, the subsequent court proceedings, and any psychiatric evaluations conducted. Our goal was to investigate the correlation between killer\u27s mental illness, crime scene organization level, and corpse concealment. Kendall’s tau correlation and linear regression was performed in order to verify any possible association. The following study suggests that post-mortem dismemberment homicide, in combination with disorganized crime scenes and no corpse concealment, is linked to the mental illness of the killer. These findings can be contextualized within scientific discussions about criminal profiling or psychopathological profiling and prompt a re-evaluation of the unconscious bias in court sentencing, where motivations and extenuating circumstances such as mental health problems are often dismissed due to the gruesome nature of the crime scene
L’intime au coeur du politique : le cas de Dominique Celis
Full text linkDans Ainsi pleurent nos hommes (Paris, Philippe Rey, 2022), premier roman de Dominique Celis, née en 1978 au Burundi, d’une mère rwandaise et d’un père belge, on lit les lettres qu’Erika, qui vit à Kigali, écrit à sa sœur, Lawurensiya, restée en Belgique, du 2 janvier au 31 décembre 2018. Cette étude montre d’abord l’amalgame entre l’histoire personnelle de la narratrice (voire de l’autrice) et le destin tragique d’un pays, entre le fictif et le témoignage, l’intime et le politique. L’horreur du génocide touche tous les personnages mais s’inscrit particulièrement douloureusement dans le corps des femmes. Quant à l’amour impossible entre Erika et Vincent, ancien guérillero Inkotanyi, il semble figurer l’impossibilité du vivre-ensemble exigé par les autorités rwandaises pour reconstruire le pays. L’analyse explore les techniques d’écriture permettant à Celis de dire l’horreur, tout en inscrivant l’œuvre dans une démarche décrite comme la « marche du cavalier » (Geneviève Brisac), propre au féminin. Le corps, ce cœur de l’échiquier, semble bien le seul lieu d’où l’autrice et ses personnages féminins peuvent considérer le monde, et d’où leurs attaques seront le plus efficace
Post-Traumatic Growth After Sexual Assault Using Rodgers Evolutionary Concept Analysis
Full text linkCaring for someone after a sexual assault requires specialized knowledge that aligns with nursing practice, which focuses on a person’s overall physical, mental, and spiritual health, well-being, psychosocial needs, and disease prevention. Sexual assault is a common personal trauma requiring time for recovery that varies from person to person. Post-traumatic growth, or life changes that may occur following sexual assault, is an understudied phenomenon. Defining, conceptualizing, and analyzing post-traumatic growth among women following sexual assault informs nursing practice and the patient’s expected recovery. The purpose of conceptualizing post-traumatic growth is to assist in understanding this phenomenon. Using the Rodgers’ Method to provide a structured concept analysis helps to define post-traumatic growth after experiencing a sexual assault by facilitating an application of the assault experience to trauma-informed person-centered care in nursing. Rodgers’ framework for concept analysis resulted in discoveries that inform nursing practices about essential interventions, which include the establishment of safety, voice, choice, and transparency when working with persons who are experiencing post-traumatic growth in the aftermath of a sexual assault. The analysis of existing literature revealed attributes of coping and processing and related concepts of resilience and optimism. Antecedents include personal lived experiences with unresolved trauma, childhood abuse, mental distress, disruption of core beliefs, shame, self-blame, anxiety, and depression. Consequences include a perceived control over their personal recovery and, when present, lower rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—a higher power with feelings of forgiveness added to understanding the consequences and potential for healing
Reconstructing Past Settlements through Soil Characterization: Vessagiriya, Sri Lanka
Full text linkInformation on soil layers deposited in different archaeological contexts can be used to explore past human settlements and activities. The objectives of this study were to characterize soils in the Vessagiriya archaeological site in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka and to study the variation of soil properties within different cultural phases identified in excavations. The artifacts recovered from different strata at Vessagiriya were chronologically positioned from prehistoric to Late Historic times in Sri Lanka. Soil samples were collected from five main soil strata that suggested anthropogenic activities. Soil texture, fine and medium sand fractions, soil organic matter, soil’s total and inorganic Phosphorus (P) proportions were determined for each layer. Relative proportions of inorganic P fractions significantly varied among the soil horizons. Specifically, stratum L5 showed a remarkably different relative proportion of inorganic P fractions indicating that it has been developed under different cultural phases. Fine sand/silt and medium sand/silt ratios at the Vessagiriya site were significantly different among soil layers indicating that the development of the soil profile had been impacted by external factors often associated with human activities
Professor Sudharshan Deepal Seneviratne: Reminiscences of life-long friendship
Full text linkAn appreciation of Sudharshan Seneviratne