This is a succinct yet comprehensive guide to the rapidly expanding specialty of forensic nursing. Exploring the forensic nurse's role in the full range of patientcare settings, the convenient, pocket-sized book is distinguished by its easy-toread content comprised of bulleted lists, tables, figures, and short chapters. This up-to-date, evidence-based resource addresses all facets of forensic nursing, including legal and ethical issues, conducting interviews, trauma-informed care, delivering expert testimony, documenting injuries, and collecting and preserving evidentiary substances for medicolegal purposes.

The book encompasses a wide range of injury and assault cases requiring the collection of forensic evidence in preparation for a legal case. This includes different types of sexual assault and violence, child maltreatment, elder maltreatment, bullying, interpersonal violence, gunshot wounds, community violence, human trafficking, terrorist acts, and mass disasters. With supporting case scenarios, the text describes step-by-step how to collect evidence and the proper procedure for handing over evidence once it is collected. Also included are verbatim descriptions of actual experiences forensic nurses have had while testifying.

Key Features:

Delivers broad content related to forensic nursing in easy-access Essential Facts style
Helps users to retrieve information at a moment's notice with short chapters, bulleted lists, tables, and figures, all packaged in a portable, pocket-sized format
Examines the forensic nurse's role in all patient care settings
Explores the legalities and ethics surrounding provision of healthcare to and collecting evidence from patients injured due to criminal activity
Covers the range of injury and assault cases requiring the collection of forensic evidence in preparation for a legal case

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