Practice of Forensic Nursing in Kenya

Bridging Healthcare and Justice

224 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book offers a practical exploration of forensic nursing in the Kenyan context, emphasizing its critical role at the intersection of healthcare and justice. It emphasizes practical forensic nursing skills for caring for violence victims while preserving medico-legal evidence integrity. It details step-by-step guidance on trauma-informed care, comprehensive assessment, and evidence collection across diverse settings. It highlights the role of nurses in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Authored by experienced practitioners, Practice of Forensic Nursing is an essential resource for nurses and frontline healthcare providers to strengthen competence and confidence in forensic practice.Key Features: - Clinically focused and application-oriented, provides step-by-step guidance on managing real-world forensic cases across diverse populations and settings - Comprehensive coverage of specialized areas, including trauma care, sexual assault management, forensic mental health, disaster response, and medico-legal death investigation - Skills-based and practice-ready, equipping nurses with practical competencies in assessment, evidence handling, documentation, and multidisciplinary collaboration

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziale Dienste und Sozialwesen, Kriminologie Verbrechen und Kriminologie (Kriminalistik) Kriminalermittlungen und Verbrechensaufklärung Forensik
• ISBN: 9781041273264
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.09.2026
• Größe: 244 x 170 mm
• Verlag: CRC Press
• Herausgegeben von: Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo, Isabel Kambo, Serah Wanjiru Wachira, Joyce Jebet Cheptum, Irene Gacheri Mageto