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A practical guide to forensic nursing : incorporating forensic principles into nursing practice /

Victims of violence are unfortunately ever-present in healthcare today. Regardless of the setting, nurses are often the first to interact with victims and regularly must step into uncomfortable or difficult situations. To ensure patient and provider safety and enable the best possible outcomes, ever...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Amar, Angela, 1960- (Autor, Editor ), Sekula, L. Kathleen, 1943- (Autor, Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Indianapolis, IN : Sigma Theta Tau International, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What is forensic nursing?
  • Forensic science 101
  • Neurobiology of trauma
  • Response to victimization
  • Theories of violence : victimization and perpetration
  • Assessment of wounds and injury
  • Theories of crime perpetration and the U.S. response to crime
  • Murder, assault, and battery, stranger danger
  • Intimate partner violence
  • Sexual violence
  • Child maltreatment
  • Elder abuse
  • Forensic mental health nursing
  • Death investigation
  • Correctional care concepts for nursing practice
  • Forensic documentation and testimony
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Community violence intervention programs.