Forensic Nursing: Evidence-Based Principles and Practice
Forensic Nursing: Evidence-Based Principles and Practice is a practical, evidence-based guide to forensic nursing that connects clinical care, forensic science, and the criminal justice system.
Key Features
Comprehensive Coverage: Examines core areas including evidence collection, examination, child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault.Contemporary Perspectives: Addresses urgent global and practice issues such as disaster management, trauma-informed care, human rights violations, injury identification, human trafficking, and strangulation.Applied Learning Tools: Uses case studies and application questions to reinforce deductive analysis, critical thinking, and effective communication.Benefits
Practice-Ready Knowledge: Translates current research and multidisciplinary insight into actionable approaches for forensic nursing practice.Stronger Clinical Judgment: Builds the investigative, assessment, and evidence-collection competencies needed to navigate complex cases.Holistic Framework: Integrates forensic science with biopsychosocial knowledge and nursing expertise for informed, compassionate care.Ideal For
Nursing Students: A strong foundation for learners in forensic nursing courses, programs, and certificate pathways.Practicing Nurses: A valuable reference for nurses involved in patient assessment, documentation, examination, and evidence collection.Forensic Care Professionals: An essential resource for clinicians and interdisciplinary professionals working at the intersection of healthcare, violence prevention, and justice.Kathleen Thimsen, DNP, WOCN/CETN, FNS, DF-AFN, AFN-BC, is an Associate Professor-in-Residence at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She maintains a consulting practice in forensics aimed explicitly at elder abuse, neglect, and homicide investigations nationally. She is a co-founder of the Academy of Forensic Nursing and the Forensic Nursing Certification Board and founder and president of Firearm Harm Reduction Nevada (FAIR-NV).
Rose Constantino, Ph.D., JD, RN, FAAN, FACFE, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Community Systems in the School of Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh. She teaches forensic nursing and practices family law and psychiatric mental health nursing. Her research focuses on resilience and resilience-informed care to enhance health, equity, and capacity-building in communities.
Margarete L. Zalon, Ph.D., RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN, is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Nursing and continues to teach health informatics at the University of Scranton. She is an adult health clinical nurse specialist and has published widely on policy and professional issues. Her research focus is on the elderly, pain management, and delirium.
Brayden Kameg, Ph.D., DNP, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, CNE, FIANN, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Community Systems in the School of Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh, where she coordinates the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner program.
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