Forensic Nursing Science. Edition: 2
Written and edited by the most respected authorities in forensic nursing and forensic sciences, this new edition provides the tools and concepts you need to collect evidence that is admissible in court, determine the significance of that evidence, and provide accurate, reliable testimony while administering high-quality patient care. Now in full color throughout, it remains the most comprehensive, highly illustrated text of its kind.
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Table of Contents
UNIT I: Introduction to Forensic Nursing Science
1. Evolution of Forensic Nursing Science
2. Concepts and Theory of Forensic Nursing
3. Forensic Nursing Education
UNIT II: Principles and Techniques of Forensic Science
4: Forensic Epidemiology and the Forensic Nurse
5: Crime Scene Processing
6: Principles of Forensic Evidence Collection and Preservation
7: Forensic Photography
8: Behavioral Analysis
9: Digital Evidence and Forensic Investigations NEW
10: Forensic Toxicology
UNIT III: Evidence Collection in Human Subjects
11: Forensic First Response: Approach for Emergency Medical Personnel
12: Forensic Investigations in the Hospital
13: Sexual Assault Evidence Recovery
14: Evidence in the Emergency Department
15: Multi-Casualty Scenes
UNIT IV: Postmorten Science and Forensic Analysis
16: Forensic Investigation of Death
17: Forensic Nurse Examiners in Death Investigation
18: Intrafamilial Homicide and Unexplained Childhood Deaths
19: Medical Evidence Recovery at the Death Scene NEW
20: Postmorten Sexual Assault Evaluation
21: Analysis of Autoerotic Death Scenes
22: Taphonomy, Necrosearch, and Mass Grave Exhumation
UNIT V: Mechanisms of Injury and Death
23: Physics, Restraints, and Fractures
24: Motor Vehicle Collision Reconstruction
25: Blunt, Sharp, and Firearm Injuries
26: Bite-Mark Injuries
27: Asphyxia
28: Electrical, Thermal, and Inhalation Injuries
UNIT VI: Violence and Interpersonal Crimes: Role of the Forensic Nurse
29: Child Maltreatment: Forensic Biomarkers
30: Elder Maltreatment: Forensic Biomarkers
31: Relationship Crimes
32: Sexual Violence: Victims and Offenders
33: The Sequelae of Sexual Violence
34: Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography
35: Youth Gangs and Hate Crimes NEW
UNIT VII: Forensic Mental Health and Correctional Issues
36: Psychiatric Forensic Nursing
37: Suicidal Behavior and Risk Assessments
38: Forensic Nursing in Correctional Care
39: Sudden Death During Restraint: Excited Delirium Syndrome
UNIT VIII: Global and Cultural Crimes
40: Socio-Cultural Crimes: A Forensic Approach
41: Sexual Deviant Behavior and Crimes
42: Female Genital Mutilation
43: Human Trafficking
UNIT IX: Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic Nursing Roles
44: Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic Nursing Roles
45: Testifying as a Forensic Nurse
46: Malpractice and Negligence
47: Ethics and Ethical Decision Making in Forensic Nursing NEW
48: Research with Vulnerable Subjects
49: Organ Donation and Tissue Transplantation
50: International Law and the Forensic Nurse Examiner
UNIT X: Credentialing and Career Planning
51: Credential Development for Forensic Nurses
52: Global Expansion and Future Perspectives
Appendix A: International Association of Forensic Nurses Vision of Ethical Practice
Appendix B: Nursing Diagnoses for Forensic Nursing Problems and Issues
Appendix C: Procedures for Sexual Assault Examination for Male Victims
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