1st Edition

Forensic Nursing A Concise Manual

Edited By Donna M. Garbacz Bader, L. Sue Gabriel Copyright 2010
462 Pages 90 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

461 Pages
by CRC Press

The forensic nurse has a powerful role in medical-legal investigations. Going beyond the nurse’s traditional role, forensic nurses are often at the forefront of evidence collection and preservation. They can maintain an evidentiary chain of custody, testify as an expert witness in a court of law, care for victims, assist victims’ families, and work with the community and law enforcement by... Read more

Forensic Nursing, D. Garbacz Bader

Forensic Nursing Today, D. Garbacz Bader

Forensic Nursing Education Guidelines

and Qualifications, D. Garbacz Bader

Educational Foundation for Forensic

Nursing Practice, D. Garbacz Bader

Forensic Science, D. Garbacz Bader

Coroners, Medical Examiners,

and Forensic Pathologists, D. Garbacz Bader

Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death, D. Garbacz Bader

Crime Scene Investigation, M. I. Okoye

Forensic Nursing Crime Scene Investigation, D. Garbacz Bader

Establishing Time of Death and Injury: Forensic Nursing Practice and Responsibility, D. Garbacz Bader

Chain of Custody and Identification, Collection, and Preservation of Evidence: Major Concepts of Forensic Nursing, D. Garbacz Bader

Significance of an Autopsy, D. Garbacz Bader

The Nursing Process, D. Garbacz Bader

Forensic Nursing and the Law, D. Garbacz Bader

Forensic Nurse as an Expert Witness, D. Garbacz Bader

The Perpetrator: A Victim and a Patient, D. Garbacz Bader

Ethics and Forensic Nursing Practice, D. Garbacz Bader

Psychosocial Aspects of Crime, D. Garbacz Bader

Deaths in Nursing Homes, V. J. M. Di Maio and T. G. Di Maio

Excited Delirium Syndrome (EDS), T. G. Di Maio and V. J. M. Di Maio

Blunt Force Injuries, S. Gabriel

Sharp Force Trauma, S. Gabriel

Gunshot Wounds, S. Gabriel

Asphyxia, S. Gabriel

Child Abuse, S. Gabriel

Sexual Assault, S. Gabriel

Intimate Partner Violence, S. Gabriel

Cyberspace Crimes Against Children, S. Gabriel

Human Trafficking, S. Gabriel

Mass Disasters, S. Gabriel

Additional Violence in Society, S. Gabriel

Emergency Department Dos and Don’ts, S. Gabriel

Bridging the Gap Between the Living and the Nonliving, S. Gabriel

Profiling, G. Plank

From Crime Scene to Morgue: The Field of Forensic Anthropology, E. H. Kimmerle

Appendix: Medicolegal Death Scene Investigation: Guidelines for the Forensic Nurse Death Investigator (FNDI), D. Garbacz Bader

Index

Biography

Donna Garbacz Bader and Sue Gabriel are associate professors at Bryan LGH College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing in Lincoln, Nebraska.