Rev. ed. of: Scope and standards of forensic nursing practice / International Association of Forensic Nurses, American Nurses Association. c1997.
Contents:
Scope of forensic nursing practice --
Definition and evolution of forensic nursing --
Roles of forensic nurses --
Evolution of roles in forensic nursing --
Practice characteristics and skills --
Education and credentialing of the forensic nurse --
Levels of forensic nursing practice --
Ethics and forensic nursing --
Goals, trends, and issues in forensic nursing --
Education --
Research --
Population focus --
Genetics and genomics --
Standards of forensic nursing practice --
Standards of practice.

International Association of Forensic Nurses; American Nurses Association; International Association of Forensic Nurses. Scope and standards of forensic nursing practice

Debbie Leake; Joette McHugh

Silver Spring, Md.: American Nurses Association

American Nurses Association; Amer Nurses Assn

Nursesbooks.org

United States, United States of America

Silver Spring, Md, Maryland, 2009

Revised ed., 1, PS, 2009

Rev. ed. of: Scope and standards of forensic nursing practice / International Association of Forensic Nurses, American Nurses Association. c1997.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

<p>Forensic nurses practice wherever and whenever health and legal issues intersect. Their practice integrates forensic and nursing sciences in their assessment and care of victims and perpetrators of trauma and harm, whether intentional and unintentional, be it physical, psychological, or social violence, injury, victimization, abuse, or exploitation. Their, professional focus is also on the identification, management, and prevention of such harm in a global community.</p>
<p>Forensic nurses collaborate with others in healthcare, social, and legal systems to investigate and interpret clinical presentations and pathologies. In the case of crime and other intentional harm, forensic nursing services stress the privacy, respect, and dignity of those affected. Forensic nurses are also strong advocates for minimum standards of assessment, evidence collection, and reporting of crime.</p>
<p>Recognized as a nursing specialty in 1995, the practice of all professional nurses now includes many concepts once deemed unique to forensic nursing. Today, nurses in any country, setting, or system are expected to plan for the care of a patient who has been injured through intentional or unintentional acts that involve violence and victimization.</p>
<p>To best assess and analyze forensic nursing and then to accurately describe and delineate it, the American Nurses Association and the International Association of Forensic Nurses convened nurse experts to develop this succinct and practical resource. Forensic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is the one-volume guide to an expansive and complex practice specialty. It is a foundational volume that articulates the essentials of this specialty, its accountabilities and activities-the who, what, when, where, and how of its practice-for both specialists and generalists and those who work with them.</p>
<p>The standards themselves-six for nursing practice, and nine for nursing professional performance-are those by which all nurses in this specialty practice. Each standard is made more specific and usable by its set of measurement criteria, filling out the delineation of the perspectives and priorities of forensic nursing.</p>
<p>The book's summary discussion of the scope of such practice-its characteristics, development and trends, education and training, its practice environments and settings, its general and specialized practice roles, its ethical and conceptual bases-lends a broad context for understanding and using these standards.</p>
<p>While Forensic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is a reference and guide primarily for practicing nurses and nursing faculty and students, it is also an essential document for other specialists in forensic care, healthcare providers, researchers, and scholars, along with those involved in funding, legal, policy, and regulatory activities.</p>

xiii, 107 p. ; 23 cm
Rev. ed. of: Scope and standards of forensic nursing practice / International Association of Forensic Nurses, American Nurses Association. c1997
Includes bibliographical references and index
Scope of forensic nursing practice -- Definition and evolution of forensic nursing -- Roles of forensic nurses -- Evolution of roles in forensic nursing -- Practice characteristics and skills -- Education and credentialing of the forensic nurse -- Levels of forensic nursing practice -- Ethics and forensic nursing -- Goals, trends, and issues in forensic nursing -- Education -- Research -- Population focus -- Genetics and genomics -- Standards of forensic nursing practice -- Standards of practice

2024-07-01