Garbacz Bader / Gabriel Forensic Nursing

A Concise Manual
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4200-6731-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 461 Seiten

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.

Zielgruppe

Forensic nursing students and professionals, nurses and legal nurse consultants, anyone working with violent offenders or with victims of violence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Garbacz Bader, Donna M.

Gabriel, L. Sue

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Notfallmedizin & Unfallmedizin (inkl. Notdienste)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Forensic Nursing, D. Garbacz Bader
Forensic Nursing Today, D. Garbacz Bader
Forensic Nursing Education Guidelines
and Qualifications, D. Garbacz Bader
Educational Foundation for Forensic
Nursing Practice, D. Garbacz Bader
Forensic Science, D. Garbacz Bader
Coroners, Medical Examiners,
and Forensic Pathologists, D. Garbacz Bader
Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death, D. Garbacz Bader
Crime Scene Investigation, M. I. Okoye
Forensic Nursing Crime Scene Investigation, D. Garbacz Bader
Establishing Time of Death and Injury: Forensic Nursing Practice and Responsibility, D. Garbacz Bader
Chain of Custody and Identification, Collection, and Preservation of Evidence: Major Concepts of Forensic Nursing, D. Garbacz Bader
Significance of an Autopsy, D. Garbacz Bader
The Nursing Process, D. Garbacz Bader
Forensic Nursing and the Law, D. Garbacz Bader
Forensic Nurse as an Expert Witness, D. Garbacz Bader
The Perpetrator: A Victim and a Patient, D. Garbacz Bader
Ethics and Forensic Nursing Practice, D. Garbacz Bader
Psychosocial Aspects of Crime, D. Garbacz Bader
Deaths in Nursing Homes, V. J. M. Di Maio and T. G. Di Maio
Excited Delirium Syndrome (EDS), T. G. Di Maio and V. J. M. Di Maio
Blunt Force Injuries, S. Gabriel
Sharp Force Trauma, S. Gabriel
Gunshot Wounds, S. Gabriel
Asphyxia, S. Gabriel
Child Abuse, S. Gabriel
Sexual Assault, S. Gabriel
Intimate Partner Violence, S. Gabriel
Cyberspace Crimes Against Children, S. Gabriel
Human Trafficking, S. Gabriel
Mass Disasters, S. Gabriel
Additional Violence in Society, S. Gabriel
Emergency Department Dos and Don’ts, S. Gabriel
Bridging the Gap Between the Living and the Nonliving, S. Gabriel
Profiling, G. Plank
From Crime Scene to Morgue: The Field of Forensic Anthropology, E. H. Kimmerle

Appendix: Medicolegal Death Scene Investigation: Guidelines for the Forensic Nurse Death Investigator (FNDI), D. Garbacz Bader
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Donna Garbacz Bader and Sue Gabriel are associate professors at Bryan LGH College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing in Lincoln, Nebraska.