Fast Facts About Forensic Nursing: What You Need To Know / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780826138668 Publisher: Springer Publishing Company Publication date: 12/13/2018 Series: Fast Facts Pages: 200 Product dimensions: 4.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.40(d) Helps nurses to enhance their forensic skills and apply them to their practice in all settings This is a succinct yet comprehensive guide to the rapidly expanding specialty of forensics nursing. Exploring the forensic nurse’s role in the gamut of patient care settings, the book is distinguished by its easy-to-read content comprised of bulleted lists, tables, and figures; short chapters; and convenient pocket size. This up-to-date, evidence-based resource addresses all facets of forensics nursing, including legal and ethical issues, conducting interviews, trauma-informed care, delivering expert testimony, documenting injuries, and collecting and preserving evidentiary substances for Medico-Legal purposes. The book encompasses the wide range of injury and assault cases requiring the collection of forensic evidence in