| Description |
xix, 441 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"A CRC title." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Preface -- About the editors -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1: Forensic nursing / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 2: Forensic nursing today / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 3: Forensic nursing education guidelines and qualifications / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 4: Educational foundation for forensic nursing practice / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 5: Forensic science / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 6: Coroners, medical examiners, and forensic pathologists / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 7: Cause, manner, and mechanism of death / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 8: Crime scene investigation / Matthias I Okoye -- 9: Forensic nursing crime scene investigation / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 10: Establishing time of death and injury: forensic nursing practice and responsibility / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 11: Chain of custody and identification, collection, and preservation of evidence: major concepts of forensic nursing / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 12: Significance of an autopsy / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 13: Nursing process / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 14: Forensic nursing and the law / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 15: Forensic nurse as an expert witness / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 16: Perpetrator: a victim and a patient / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 17: Ethics and Forensic nursing practice / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 18: Psychosocial aspects of crime / Donna Garbacz Bader -- 19: Deaths in nursing homes / Vincent J M Di Maio and Theresa G Di Maio -- 20: Excited delirium syndrome (EDS) / Theresa G Di Maio and Vincent J M Di Maio -- 21: Blunt force injuries / Sue Gabriel -- 22: Sharp force trauma / Sue Gabriel -- 23: Gunshot wounds / Sue Gabriel -- 24: Asphyxia / Sue Gabriel -- 25: Child abuse / Sue Gabriel -- 26: Sexual assault / Sue Gabriel -- 27: Intimate partner violence / Sue Gabriel -- 28: Cyberspace crimes against children / Sue Gabriel -- 29: Human trafficking / Sue Gabriel -- 30: Mass disasters / Sue Gabriel -- 31: Additional violence in society / Sue Gabriel -- 32: Emergency department dos and don'ts / Sue Gabriel -- 33: Bridging the gap between the living and the nonliving / Sue Gabriel -- 34: Profiling / Gary Plank -- 35: From crime scene to morgue: the field of forensic anthropology / Erin H Kimmerle -- Appendix: Medicolegal death scene investigation: guidelines for the forensic nurse death investigator (FNDI) / Donna Garbacz Bader -- Index. |
| Summary |
From the Publisher: The forensic nurse has a powerful role in medical-legal investigations. Going beyond the nurse's traditional role, forensic nurses are often at the forefront of evidence collection and preservation. They can maintain an evidentiary chain of custody, testify as an expert witness in a court of law, care for victims, assist victims' families, and work with the community and law enforcement by providing educational programs. Forensic Nursing: A Concise Manual presents practical information directed at the range of activities that forensic nurses perform, offering guidelines for examining and correlating medical, psychological, ethical, and legal data specific to victims. The First Forensic Nursing Text to Offer a Full Range of Instructor's Materials. The book begins with an introduction to the fields of forensic nursing and forensic science. It discusses crime scene and death investigation, evidence collection, autopsies, legal issues, and ethics. It examines the nursing process as an organizational tool for identifying both the medical needs of the victim and the legal aspects of crime scene investigation. The authors pinpoint the role of the forensic nurse in an array of incident scenarios, including nursing home death, excited delirium syndrome, blunt and sharp force injuries, gunshot wounds, asphyxia, child abuse, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence. They also explore human trafficking and the forensic nurse's role in mass disasters. Lastly, the book provides emergency room recommendations, discusses profiling and forensic anthropology, and offers guidance on working with grieving family members. Using a succinct outline format, the text is complemented by illustrative flowcharts and references in each chapter for further study. With contributions by notable forensic specialists, this volume shows the potential of this exciting new field and demonstrates how forensic nurses can make a difference in their communities and their profession. |
| Subject |
Forensic nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Forensic Nursing -- methods -- United States -- Handbooks.
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Crime Victims -- rehabilitation -- United States -- Handbooks.
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Forensic Medicine -- methods -- United States -- Handbooks.
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Mandatory Reporting -- United States -- Handbooks.
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Nurse-Patient Relations -- United States -- Handbooks.
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| Added Author |
Gabriel, Sue, 1948-
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| ISBN |
9781420067309 alkaline paper |
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1420067303 alkaline paper |
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