Forensic Nursing Science, 2e

2484 Pages·2010·18.098 MB·English

by  Virginia A. Lynch, Janet Barber Duval

Table of Contents
Cover image
Front matter
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
Reviewers
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgment
CHAPTER 1. Evolution of Forensic Nursing Science
CHAPTER 2. Concepts and Theory of Forensic Nursing Science
CHAPTER 3. Forensic Nursing Education
CHAPTER 4. Forensic Epidemiology and the Forensic Nurse
CHAPTER 5. Crime Scene Processing
CHAPTER 6. Principles of Forensic Evidence Collection and Preservation
CHAPTER 7. Forensic Photography
CHAPTER 8. Behavioral Analysis
CHAPTER 9. Digital Evidence and Forensic Investigations
CHAPTER 10. Forensic Toxicology
CHAPTER 11. Forensic First Response
CHAPTER 12. Forensic Investigations in the Hospital
CHAPTER 13. Sexual Assault Evidence Recovery
CHAPTER 14. Evidence Collection in the Emergency Department
CHAPTER 15. Multi-Casualty Scenes
CHAPTER 16. Forensic Investigation of Death
CHAPTER 17. Forensic Nurse Examiners in Death Investigation
CHAPTER 18. Intrafamilial Homicide and Unexplained Childhood Deaths
CHAPTER 19. Medical Evidence Recovery at the Death Scene
CHAPTER 20. Postmortem Sexual Assault Evaluation
CHAPTER 21. Analysis of Autoerotic Death Scenes
CHAPTER 22. Taphonomy, NecroSearch, and Mass Grave Exhumation
CHAPTER 23. Physics, Restraints, and Fractures
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CHAPTER 24. Motor Vehicle Collision Reconstruction
CHAPTER 25. Blunt, Sharp, and Firearm Injuries
CHAPTER 26. Bite Mark Injuries
CHAPTER 27. Asphyxia
CHAPTER 28. Electrical, Thermal, and Inhalation Injuries
CHAPTER 29. Child Maltreatment
CHAPTER 30. Elder Maltreatment
CHAPTER 31. Relationship Crimes
CHAPTER 32. Sexual Violence
CHAPTER 33. Sequelae of Sexual Violence
CHAPTER 34. Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography
CHAPTER 35. Youth Gangs and Hate Crimes
CHAPTER 36. Psychiatric Forensic Nursing
CHAPTER 37. Suicidal Behavior and Risk Assessment
CHAPTER 38. Forensic Nursing in Correctional Care
CHAPTER 39. Sudden Death During Restraint
CHAPTER 40. Sociocultural Crimes
CHAPTER 41. Sexual Deviant Behavior and Crimes
CHAPTER 42. Female Genital Mutilation
CHAPTER 43. Human Trafficking
CHAPTER 44. Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic Nursing Roles
CHAPTER 45. Testifying as a Forensic Nurse
Part I. Criminal cases
CHAPTER 46. Malpractice and Negligence
CHAPTER 47. Ethics and Ethical Decision Making in Forensic Nursing
CHAPTER 48. Research with Vulnerable Subjects
CHAPTER 49. Organ Donation and Tissue Transplantation*
CHAPTER 50. International Law and the Forensic Nurse Examiner
CHAPTER 51. Credential Development for Forensic Nurses
CHAPTER 52. Global Expansion and Future Perspectives
APPENDIX A. International Association of Forensic Nurses Vision of Ethical
Practice: Used by permission of the International Association of Forensic Nurses*
APPENDIX B. Nursing Diagnoses for Forensic Nursing Problems and Issues*
APPENDIX C. Procedures for Sexual Assault Examination for Male Victims
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Index
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Front matter
FORENSIC NURSING SCIENCE
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FORENSIC NURSING SCIENCE
SECOND EDITION
Virginia A. Lynch MSN, RN, FAAN, FAAFS International Consultant in Forensic
Nursing Science, Fulbright Scholar to India, Punjabi University, Faculty, Beth El
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Colorado, Colorado
Springs, Colorado
with
Janet Barber Duval, MSN, RN, FAAFS Adjunct Associate Professor, Indiana
University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, Clinical Nurse Consultant,
Hill-Rom Company, Batesville, Indiana
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FORENSIC NURSING SCIENCE
ISBN: 978-0-323-06637-2
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lynch, Virginia A. (Virginia Anne)
Forensic nursing science / Virginia A. Lynch, Janet Barber Duval. – 2nd ed.
p.; cm.
Rev. ed. of: Forensic nursing / [edited by] Virginia A. Lynch. c2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-323-06637-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Forensic nursing. I. Duval,
Janet Barber.
II. Forensic nursing. III. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Forensic Nursing–methods. 2. Mandatory Reporting. 3. Nurse-Patient
Relations.
WY 170 L987f 2011]
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Dedication
To Ann Wolbert Burgess
A forensic nurse scientist, even before the advent of forensic nursing. Dr. Burgess’
contributions to research, education, and practice have touched thousands of nurses,
igniting their passions for humanitarian care and unselfish public service on behalf
of forensic clients.
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