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About this book
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
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Table of contents
- Front cover
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Forensic Nursing
- Chapter 2. Forensic Nursing Today
- Chapter 3. Forensic Nursing Education Guidelines and Qualifications
- Chapter 4. Educational Foundation for Forensic Nursing Practice
- Chapter 5. Forensic Science
- Chapter 6. Coroners, Medical Examiners, and Forensic Pathologists
- Chapter 7. Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death
- Chapter 8. Crime Scene Investigation
- Chapter 9. Forensic Nursing Crime Scene Investigation
- Chapter 10. Establishing Time of Death and Injury: Forensic Nursing Practice and Responsibility
- Chapter 11. Chain of Custody and Identification, Collection, and Preservation of Evidence: Major Concepts of Forensic Nursing
- Chapter 12. Significance of an Autopsy
- Chapter 13. The Nursing Process
- Chapter 14. Forensic Nursing and the Law
- Chapter 15. Forensic Nurse as an Expert Witness
- Chapter 16. The Perpetrator: A Victim and a Patient
- Chapter 17. Ethics and Forensic Nursing Practice
- Chapter 18. Psychosocial Aspects of Crime
- Chapter 19. Deaths in Nursing Homes
- Chapter 20. Excited Delirium Syndrome (EDS)
- Chapter 21. Blunt Force Injuries
- Chapter 22. Sharp Force Trauma
- Chapter 23. Gunshot Wounds
- Chapter 24. Asphyxia
- Chapter 25. Child Abuse
- Chapter 26. Sexual Assault
- Chapter 27. Intimate Partner Violence
- Chapter 28. Cyberspace Crimes against Children
- Chapter 29. Human Trafficking
- Chapter 30. Mass Disasters
- Chapter 31. Additional Violence in Society
- Chapter 32. Emergency Department Dos and Don’ts
- Chapter 33. Bridging the Gap between the Living and the Nonliving
- Chapter 34. Profiling
- Chapter 35. From Crime Scene to Morgue: The Field of Forensic Anthropology
- Appendix: Medicolegal Death Scene Investigation
- Index
- Back cover