How does the Forensic Psychiatric Nurses Council Steering Committee operate?
• The Steering Committee meets via conference calls, webinars, email and discussion forums. There is also an opportunity for those committee members who attend the Annual Conference to meet in person. • APNA members participate in Forensic Council activities via work groups led by the Steering Committee. • Forensic Council Steering Committee participation requires 1-2 hours per week. Some Forensic Psychiatric Nurses Council responsibilities or projects include: • Advance the science of forensic nursing by translating and disseminating that science, and responding to practice issues of the subspecialty • Assure that forensic psychiatric mental health nursing receives proper attention and focus by APNA • Create a resource for forensic psychiatric nursing practice development and knowledge dissemination • Submit proposals to be reviewed for pre-conference and interactive panel sessions at the APNA Annual Conference • Represent the interests of forensic psychiatric nursing and our care rec
