Forensic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Scope and Standards Of Practice

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Author: American Nurses Association
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Publisher: American Nurses Association
Publication Date: 2017
ISBN 10: 1558106995
ISBN 13: 9781558106994
eISBN: 9781558107007
Edition: 2nd
Description:
This new edition is the premier resource by forensic nurses for forensic nurses. Working at the intersections of multiple health and legal systems, they practice nationally and globally, providing specialized nursing care and treatment that focuses on those who are affected by violence and trauma, be they individuals, families, communities, or populations. Forensic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition is the most current and comprehensive delineation of the practice and professional performance common to and expected of forensic RNs and APRNs. Topics covered include: Forensic nursing's roles and practice domains, such as sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and medicolegal death investigation ... Educational preparation for forensic nursing .. Applying the nine provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements in practice .. Such trends and issues as: interprofessional education, the challenges of digital technologies, the accessibility of forensic nursing services, and forensic nursing research. Updated competencies lend specificity to the publication's 19 standards statements. Each standard's set of competencies can be evidence of compliance with that standard. As a whole, these competencies can frame the evaluation of practice outcomes and goals of forensic nurses and delineate what is expected of their practice by their healthcare peers and others. Its scope of practice-the what, how, where, when, who, and why of their practice-is the context for applying these standards. Forensic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition covers the full extent of forensic nursing practice at all levels and in all settings and roles. It is a must-have for both the practicing and aspiring forensic nurse.
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