A practical guide to forensic nursing : incorporating forensic principles into nursing practice / Angela Amar, L. Kathleen Sekula.
| Author/creator | Amar, Angela, 1960- author. |
| Other author | Sekula, L. Kathleen, 1943- author. |
| Other author | Sigma Theta Tau International issuing body. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Indianapolis, IN : Sigma Theta Tau International, [2016] |
| Description | xxx, 360 pages : colored illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2015033597 |
| ISBN | 9781940446349 (print alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 1940446341 (print alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | (electronic publication) |
| ISBN | (electronic publication) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (mobi) |
| ISBN | (mobi) |