Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing First Edition, (Ebook PDF) – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1451193238
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1451193237
• Author: Kelly M. Pyrek

The International Association of Forensic Nurses has developed The Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing, First Edition, for nurses who aim to work in, and gain certification in the field. The book is well illustrated with full cover photographs and images vital to a solid understanding of forensic nursing. Written by the world’s experts in forensic nursing, the Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing offers a practical organization and writing style to help with subject mastery and retention.

Table contents:

Introduction to Forensic Nursing
Who Needs a Forensic Nurse?
Introduction to Forensic Nursing
Clinical Forensic Medicine and “Living Forensics”
The Development of the Forensic Antenna and Cultivation of the
Index of Suspicion
Investigation of Suspicious Injury/Death
Investigating Undiagnosed Trauma
A New Nursing Specialty Emerges

Forensic Nursing as Part of the Nursing Process
The Nursing Process
The Forensic Nursing Scope of Practice
The Scientific Method
Forensic Nursing Science: A Logical Next Step?

The Mandate for Forensic Nursing
The Scope of the Problem: 2002 and 2004 Crime Reports
The Response to Violence by the Joint Commission on the
Accreditation of Healthcare Organization
The Response to Violence by the Public Health Community
Is There a Forensic Nurse in the House?

Forensic Issues in the Clinical Setting
The Emergency Department as the Forensic Portal of Healthcare
Presentation of Specific Forensic Cases in the ED
The Forensic Nursing Response
Sudden, Suspicious, or Unexpected Death in the Healthcare
Environment
Healthcare Serial Killers
Quality Improvement and Risk Management
Violence in the Healthcare Environment

Forensic Nurses’ Medico-Legal Skill Sets: Observation, Documentation, Photography, and Evidence Collection
The Importance of Medico-Legal Skill Sets
Documentation in the Medical Record
How Healthcare Providers Can Improve Their Documentation
Skills
Forensic Photography
Evidence Collection

Sexual Assault
Sexual Violence is a Global Problem
Sexual Assault Hits Closer to Home: The Domestic Problem
Sexual Violence: Definitions, Prevalence, Characteristics
Health-Related Consequences of Sexual Violence
Victims’ Utilization of Medical Services
The Healthcare Response to Sexual Violence
The Cost of Sexual Assault
Quality-of-Care Issues
The Medico-legal Examination Environment
Genital Injuries in Sexual Assault Victims
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
A National Protocol for Handling Sexual Assault Cases

Interpersonal Violence
The Scope of the Problem
Domestic Violence in Urban vs. Rural Settings
The Healthcare System’s Response to Interpersonal Violence
Healthcare Providers’ Role in Interpersonal Violence Cases
The Mental and Physical Impacts of IPV
Domestic Violence Cases: The Emergency Department Portal
The Scope of Partner Violence
A National Consensus on Domestic Violence
The Family Justice Center Concept

Vulnerable Populations
Violence Against Disabled Individuals
Violence Against Men
Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Individuals
Violence Against Elders
Violence Against Children

Sexual Violence in the Military
Department of Justice Recommendations
Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Military
Looking to the Future
Sexual Violence in the U.S. Military: A Review of the Literature

Sexual Violence on Campus

Forensic Psychiatric Nursing and Corrections Nursing
Balancing the Demands of Care and Custody in an “Invisible”
Nursing Specialty
The United Kingdom Experience
Forensic Psychiatric Nursing: A Review of the Literature
The Care and Feeding of Forensic Psychiatric Nurses
One Nurse’s Story
The Human Psyche and the Forensic Psychiatric Nurse
Victimology and Profiling: Is it in a Forensic Nurse’s Purview?
Psychiatric Nursing in the Correctional Setting
Nurses and Correctional Officers: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Corrections Nursing
Special Issues: Women in Prison
Special Issues: Sexual Coercion of Women in Prison
Special Issues: Victims of Prison Rape
A Career With Cross-over Appeal: Corrections Nursing and
Medico-legal Death Investigation

Medico-Legal Death Investigation
Making the Transition From the Living to the Dead
Applying a Nurse’s Skill Sets to Death Investigation
Understanding the Cause, Manner and Mechanism of Death
Mechanism of Injuries and Wound Identification
Post-Mortem Changes
Crime Scene Investigation
Death Investigation: The Process
Nurses’ Contributions to Death Investigation
Medical Examiners and Coroners: Context for the Forensic
Nurse Examiner
Nurses as Coroners
Nurses as Medical Examiners
Nurses as Death Investigators and Law Enforcement Officers
Forensic Nurses and DMORT Duty
Integrating Clinical Practice and Death Investigation

Legal Nurse Consulting and Nursing Jurisprudence
The Legal Nurse Consultant
The Tales of Two LNCs
The Scope of Practice of LNCs
The LNC and the Medical Record
The LNC and Forensic Cases
The Forensic Nurse Goes to Court
Forensic Nurses and Expert Testimony
Preparation for Trial and Professional Conduct in the Courtroom
The Future of Legal Nurse Consulting and Nursing
Jurisprudence

DNA Evidence and Medico-Legal Issues
DNA Evidence Collection
DNA Evidence Policy Considerations
John Doe Cases
Harnessing the Power of DNA
Addressing the DNA Backlog
Making a Case for DNA
The Justice for All Act of 2004
Debbie’s Smith’s Story
The Provisions of the Justice for All Act of 2004
The Rest of the Story
The Beleaguered Forensic Laboratory
Forensic Laboratories Partner With Forensic Nurses
Issues of Consent and DNA Evidence

Professional Issues: Forensic Nursing Education and Training
The Current State of Healthcare Education and Training
Forensic Nurses Speak Out on Their Education and Training
Needs
Core Competencies and a Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing
Opportunities for Education and Training

Professional Issues: Forensic Nurses as Entrepreneurs
The SANE
The Legal Nurse Consultant
The Educator

The Future of Forensic Nursing