Introduction to Forensic Nursing
Principles and Practice
Published on 30. September 2022
292 pages
978-1-953119-08-7 (ISBN)
Description
Introduction to Forensic Nursing: Principles and Practice is an extensive reference that aims to provide both current and potential forensic nurses with a fundamental understanding of the opportunities that the field offers. With over 40 chapters in total, this book explores the various duties that forensic nurses may be responsible for in hospitals, in partnership with law enforcement and the military, and in different community settings.Featured throughout the text are dozens of descriptive case studies that showcase the forensic nurse's role within these various settings and the populations they serve. Readers will have the opportunity to assess their understanding of forensic nursing and its varied applications by using the accompanying practice assessment included in the back of the book. Those seeking continued education credits may take a final examination through the Academy of Forensic Nursing's AFN Learn program.
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Diana Faugno, a Minnesota native, graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1973 with a degree in nursing and obtained an MSN in 2006. Her professional experience includes nursing in the Medical/Surgical, Labor and Delivery, Pediatrics, and Neonatal Intensive Care departments. Ms. Faugno obtained her certification in pediatric nursing in 1990, began a career as a sexual assault nurse examiner in 1991, and became a certified sexual assault nurse examiner in 2002. She is the former director of Forensic Health Services, which includes a child abuse program, sexual assault team, and a family violence program in North San Diego County. Currently, Ms. Faugno is a board director for End Violence Against Women International. She has made several presentations to the scientific community and has led workshops on sexual assault presented at the American Academy of Science.
Content
1: History of the Role of Forensic Nursing in the United States
2: Foundations of Forensic Nursing
3: The Impact of Trauma on Health
4: Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
5: Trauma-Informed Care
6: Future of Forensic Nursing
7: Criminology and Victimology
8: Integument, Healing, and Injuries
9: Gunshot Wounds
10: The Psychology of Trauma
11: Forensic Science and Evidence
12: Navigating the Legal System
13: Providing Testimony
4: Forensic Nursing Documentation and Photography
15: Telehealth and Forensic Nursing
16: Violence Against Children
17: Violence Against Adolescents and Adults
18: Violence Against Elders
19: When Death is the Outcome
20: Family Violence
21: Minority Health
22: Native American Populations, Historical Trauma, and Role of the Forensic Nurse
23: Sexual and Gender Diversity in Patients
24: Persons with Disabilities
25: Male Sexual Assault
26: Suspect Evidence Collection
27: Human Trafficking
28: Gang Violence
29: Prison Violence
30: Emergency Preparedness: Natural and Manmade Disasters
31: Technology and Risk
32: Offensive Behaviors: Bullying and Sexual Harassment
33: Stalking
34: Alcohol-Enabled and Drug-Facilitated Crimes
35: Sexual Violence
36: Nonfatal Strangulation
37: Traumatic Brain Injury
38: Military Sexual Assault and Violence
39: Military Service and Forensic Nursing Response to Violence
40: Campus Sexual Assault
41: Workplace Violence
42: Forensic Nurses on a SWAT Team: Care Under Fire
2: Foundations of Forensic Nursing
3: The Impact of Trauma on Health
4: Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
5: Trauma-Informed Care
6: Future of Forensic Nursing
7: Criminology and Victimology
8: Integument, Healing, and Injuries
9: Gunshot Wounds
10: The Psychology of Trauma
11: Forensic Science and Evidence
12: Navigating the Legal System
13: Providing Testimony
4: Forensic Nursing Documentation and Photography
15: Telehealth and Forensic Nursing
16: Violence Against Children
17: Violence Against Adolescents and Adults
18: Violence Against Elders
19: When Death is the Outcome
20: Family Violence
21: Minority Health
22: Native American Populations, Historical Trauma, and Role of the Forensic Nurse
23: Sexual and Gender Diversity in Patients
24: Persons with Disabilities
25: Male Sexual Assault
26: Suspect Evidence Collection
27: Human Trafficking
28: Gang Violence
29: Prison Violence
30: Emergency Preparedness: Natural and Manmade Disasters
31: Technology and Risk
32: Offensive Behaviors: Bullying and Sexual Harassment
33: Stalking
34: Alcohol-Enabled and Drug-Facilitated Crimes
35: Sexual Violence
36: Nonfatal Strangulation
37: Traumatic Brain Injury
38: Military Sexual Assault and Violence
39: Military Service and Forensic Nursing Response to Violence
40: Campus Sexual Assault
41: Workplace Violence
42: Forensic Nurses on a SWAT Team: Care Under Fire
