Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing
About This Book
Welcome to the first official curriculum for the entry-level forensic nurse, developed and approved by the International Association of Forensic Nurses. Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing fully addresses the many roles and legal and ethical responsibilities of the forensic nurse, while providing foundational concepts and nursing procedures for a range of health care settings. Whether you are updating your skills or preparing to launch a career as a forensic nurse, this is the guide you have been looking for. Get practice-ready with this comprehensive, up-to-date guide, covering areas such as: Forensic nursing practice standards, Roles and practice settings open to forensic nurses, Overviews of forensic nursing subspecialties, Legal, ethical, and social trends in forensic nursing, Forensic nursing in the health care, mental health, correctional, and military care settings, Interacting with the legal and judicial systems, including legal terminology and giving testimony, Legal and medical forensic nursing procedures, Each chapter offers: Review questions to aid in exam preparation, Case studies that offer real-life patient core scenarios, with study questions, History legal development and their effects on current law and health care, How legal and social systems and services intersect to provide care to populations such as the incarcerated, The social and legal context of various forensic nursing areas, Future trends in forensic nursing Book jacket.
