Forensic nursing science / Virginia A. Lynch, Janet Barber Duval.

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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.

Provides a comprehensive, updated guide to forensic nursing science, paying special attention to the International Association of Forensic Nurses's (IAFN) goals for forensic nursing. Retains a focus on assessment skills and the collection and preservation of evidence, following the established guidelines of the forensic sciences. Prepares you to provide testimony as a fact witness or a forensic nursing expert. Includes an illustrated case study in almost every chapter, helping you relate the information to clinical practice. Highlights important recommendations for interventions in Best Practice boxes, including the evidence base for each. Summarizes important points in Key Point boxes, so you can quickly review the most important concepts in each chapter. Explores the evolving role of forensic nurses in today's health care facilities and the community. Edited by Virginia Lynch, founding member and first President of the International Association of Forensic Nurses and Janet Barber Duval, both well-respected pioneers and educators in the field. Contains 300 full-color illustrations integrated throughout the text, so you can view evidence quickly and easily, as it is likely to appear in practice. Presents information on courtroom testimony and depositions in one reorganized, streamlined chapter, giving you a full, organized treatment of this extremely important topic. Includes twelve new chapters: Digital Evidence, Medical Evidence Recovery at the Death Scene, Asphyxia, Electrical and Thermal Injury, Intrafamilial Homicide and Unexplained Childhood Death, Human Trafficking, Credential Development for Forensic Nurses, Gangs and Hate Crimes, Ethics Issues in Forensic Nursing, Forensic Physics and Fracture Analysis, Sexual Deviant Behaviors and Crime and Forensic Epidemiology. Contains heavily revised information on Prehospital Evidence, Forensic Investigation in the Hospital, and Human Abuse and Deaths in Custody. Features critical thinking questions with every case study, so you can thoroughly consider the implications of each clinical scenario.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 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