Role and responsibilities of a forensic mental health nurse: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Forensic mental health nursing (FMHN) is a subspeciality of psychiatric nursing. An area of mental health nursing care that is situated at the intersection of health, social and criminal justice systems. Over the past two decades, FMHN has evolved beyond custodial and containment practice. Contemporary FMHN has an emphasis on therapeutic interventions, identifying patients as partners in care and nursed through a trauma-informed, recovery-orientated lens. Numerous scholars have examined the role of the FMHN and its inherent complexities. However, much of the existing literature is outdated and is limited in scope, describing the role and responsibilities of an FMHN relevant to contemporary practice. This paper maps the literature over the last 20 years to establish wha

SUBMITTER: Tulloch L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12265835 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature