Forensic nursing care: woman victim of violence

Abstract

Introduction: The International Association of Forensic Nursing (IAFN) recognizes forensic nursing as a specialty that uses nursing science for the benefit of the population and justice. Its main objective is to support investigations related to victims of various types of violence - such as physical, sexual, psychological, economic and domestic violence, in addition to traumatic accidents, in the occurrence of deaths and/or in the treatment of trauma of aggressors and victims, human trafficking, among other situations. Objective: To analyze the challenges of nurses' work in preserving traces in cases of sexual violence against women, as evidenced in the literature. Method: This is an integrative review, carried out in the SCOPUS, Cochrane, LILACS, MEDLINE, CINAHL and Google Scholar databases, in April 2023. The descriptors Sex offenses and Forensic Nursing were used, combined with the Boolean operator AND. 103 articles were found and 14 were selected. Results: 14 articles were selected, where the predominance of the research was in SciELO, most of which report nursing care to women victims of any type of violence, promoting health care. Conclusion: From this research, it is evident the need for more research focused on sexual violence against genders other than women and for greater professional training of Nursing workers who work in this area.