Table of Contents
UNIT I: Introduction to Forensic Nursing Science
1. Evolution of Forensic Nursing Science
2. Concepts and Theory of Forensic Nursing
3. Forensic Nursing Education
UNIT II: Principles and Techniques of Forensic Science
4: Forensic Epidemiology and the Forensic Nurse
5: Crime Scene Processing
6: Principles of Forensic Evidence Collection and Preservation
7: Forensic Photography
8: Behavioral Analysis
9: Digital Evidence and Forensic Investigations NEW
10: Forensic Toxicology
UNIT III: Evidence Collection in Human Subjects
11: Forensic First Response: Approach for Emergency Medical Personnel
12: Forensic Investigations in the Hospital
13: Sexual Assault Evidence Recovery
14: Evidence in the Emergency Department
15: Multi-Casualty Scenes
UNIT IV: Postmorten Science and Forensic Analysis
16: Forensic Investigation of Death
17: Forensic Nurse Examiners in Death Investigation
18: Intrafamilial Homicide and Unexplained Childhood Deaths
19: Medical Evidence Recovery at the Death Scene NEW
20: Postmorten Sexual Assault Evaluation
21: Analysis of Autoerotic Death Scenes
22: Taphonomy, Necrosearch, and Mass Grave Exhumation
UNIT V: Mechanisms of Injury and Death
23: Physics, Restraints, and Fractures
24: Motor Vehicle Collision Reconstruction
25: Blunt, Sharp, and Firearm Injuries
26: Bite-Mark Injuries
27: Asphyxia
28: Electrical, Thermal, and Inhalation Injuries
UNIT VI: Violence and Interpersonal Crimes: Role of the Forensic Nurse
29: Child Maltreatment: Forensic Biomarkers
30: Elder Maltreatment: Forensic Biomarkers
31: Relationship Crimes
32: Sexual Violence: Victims and Offenders
33: The Sequelae of Sexual Violence
34: Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography
35: Youth Gangs and Hate Crimes NEW
UNIT VII: Forensic Mental Health and Correctional Issues
36: Psychiatric Forensic Nursing
37: Suicidal Behavior and Risk Assessments
38: Forensic Nursing in Correctional Care
39: Sudden Death During Restraint: Excited Delirium Syndrome
UNIT VIII: Global and Cultural Crimes
40: Socio-Cultural Crimes: A Forensic Approach
41: Sexual Deviant Behavior and Crimes
42: Female Genital Mutilation
43: Human Trafficking
UNIT IX: Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic Nursing Roles
44: Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic Nursing Roles
45: Testifying as a Forensic Nurse
46: Malpractice and Negligence
47: Ethics and Ethical Decision Making in Forensic Nursing NEW
48: Research with Vulnerable Subjects
49: Organ Donation and Tissue Transplantation
50: International Law and the Forensic Nurse Examiner
UNIT X: Credentialing and Career Planning
51: Credential Development for Forensic Nurses
52: Global Expansion and Future Perspectives
Appendix A: International Association of Forensic Nurses Vision of Ethical Practice
Appendix B: Nursing Diagnoses for Forensic Nursing Problems and Issues
Appendix C: Procedures for Sexual Assault Examination for Male Victims
