Mason T. Lovell A. Coyle D.[16] Mason T. Coyle D. Lovell A.[19] Mason T. King L. Dulson J.[12] Mason T. Dulson J. King L.[11] Mason T. Phipps D.[20] Mason T. Phipps D. Melling K.[19] Quantitative study Quantitative Quantitative Quantitative -Developing the Information Gathering Schedule-IGS. Quantitative - this study was conducted using the IGS. Quantitative To examine the competence and skills of FPNs, psychiatric nurses and nurses working in other fields To determine the skill and competences of forensic psychiatric nurses; - To determine clinical problems that nurses had difficulties with most - To determine the most appropriate clinical skills that they used to solve these problems - To define their priorities to improve clinical nursing care To determine whether there was a difference in role perceptions of FPNs working at three different security levels (low, medium and high) To develop the Information Gathering Schedule with the aim of understanding differences about role perceptions of FPNs in three different security level hospitals (pilot study) To define the skills and competencies of FPNs, if available, to emphasize differences between psychiatric clinics in terms of roles and competencies and to determine areas that need improvement. To examine whether there is a difference between roles perceived by FPNs and psychiatric nurses in terms of six specified themes 1,019 FPNs, 110 psychiatric nurses, 43 nurses 1,019 FPNs, 110 psychiatric nurses, 43 nurses 122 FPNs working in high security, 159 FPNs working in medium security, and 135 FPNs working in low security hospitals. 78 FPN A total of 643 people: 348 FPNs and 295 psychiatric nurses 92 Forensic Psychiatric Nurses 98 Psychiatric Nurses Minor differences were determined in nurses’ thoughts about roles in forensics between FPNs and psychiatric nurses, and a considerable number of differences were determined between the thoughts of FPNs and nurses working in other areas about forensic psychiatric nursing. Nurses working in three areas defined the clinical problems that they had difficulties with most as personality disorders, violence and aggression. FPNs designated violence management as the most appropriate solution, and FPNs stated that it is required to focus on more knowledge, skill and competences about personality disorders as priorities for clinical nursing care. This study found a statistically significant difference between role and responsibilities perceptions of nurses working in three different hospitals. It was determined that FPNs working in high security hospitals believed that they mostly had legal roles, while those working in low or medium security hospitals believed that they mostly had medical roles. Nurses in high security hospitals had more negative attitudes towards their roles. This study performed standardized measurement for six binary themes, specified by previous studies, using the Information Gathering Schedule-IGS and found that test-retest coefficients ranged between 0.7 and 0.9. This study found a significant difference between the groups in terms of some themes. They suggested the Information Gathering Scale be used with a larger sample. It was emphasized that both nurses working in forensic psychiatry and in general psychiatric services similarly remarked that they had difficulties in violence and aggression management, and for these problems, psychiatric nurses established therapeutic relationships, while FPNs assess the patients more physically. This study found a significant difference between FPNs and psychiatric nurses in terms of themes such as winning, success, being helpful, abusing and self-confidence, while there was no significant difference between the medical, legal, transfer, countertransference, losing and fear themes. England England England England England İngiltere DİKEÇ G et al., Forensic Psychiatric Nursing 161 Name of the study Writer and year Country where Study design Aim Sample Results the study was conducted Table 1. The characteristics and methods of the publications included in this study (continuation) Forensic Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing: Responsive to Social Need Forensic psychiatric nursing: a description of the role of the psychiatric nurse in a high secure psychiatric facility in Ireland Role Perceptions of Nurses Working in Forensic Psychiatric Clinics A Qualitative Study Nursing in Forensic Psychiatric Services: Roles and Difficulties Experienced Interrelationship between core interventions and core competencies of forensic psychiatric nursing in Finland Psychiatric Nurses’ Self-Rated Competence Hodges’ Health Career Model and its role and potential application in forensic mental health nursing The professional competence profile of Finnish nurses practising in a forensic setting Defining the role of a forensic hospital registered nurse using the Delphi method Kent-Wilkinson AE.[21] Timmons D.[22] Bilgin H. Keser-Özcan N. Kutlu Y.[6] Kutlu Y. Bilgin H.[7] Tenkanen H. et al.[4] Ewalds-Kvist B. Algotsson M. Bergström A. Lütz´en K.[23] Doyle M. Jones P.[5] Koskinen L. et al.[15] Newman C. et al.[24] Review Qualitative (Focus group interviews) and Quantitative Qualitative Review Qualitative Qualitative Review Quantitative Pre-test Post-test Design with a single group Qualitative (4 interviews) Examining global roles of FPNs and role development To define roles of nurses working in high