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Forensic Nursing, 1e

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This book is a complete overview of many new fields available to the Forensic Nurse. The text is comprehensive and the photography plates are also a valuable tool. For the student an excellent textbook, for the Forensic nurse an excellent resource guide to his/her field.

They call Virginia Lynch the godmother of forensic nursing. Her text is packed with information about the many specialties available to the forensic nurse. Ms. Lynch had multiple authors contribute their "best" to this book. Linda Ledray writes about sexual assault, the others write about their own special practice and specialized knowledge in the field.
I have to be honest, a few chapters read like "stereo instructions" while others were easier to read and held my interest. I strongly suggest this book for any student or someone who is simply interested in "CSI" type of information. If it is involved with forensics...it's in here.
I have already used it multiple times for research and in my own practice.

I have studied forensic nursing through Kaplan University for the last 9 months. I found this textbook to be a wonderful and thorough resource. Covers all the necessary material.

This is an excellent resource for any forensic nurse involved with patients, law enforcement, etc. It covers the wide range of forensic nursing issues. Lots of excellent contributors and reviewers who are experts in the field. Hats off to Virginia Lynch for being the front runner for so many of us in this field

This is a well written, informative text on forensic nursing. The subject matter is addressed in an easy to read/understand format. Obviously the author is well versed on her subject matter. I recommend this text to anyone who is interested in forensics.

I'm taking a SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) class. This text was required. Great information, recent statistical info. Great pictures, however, very graphic. Excellent resource!

I bought this as required reading for a course. It has lots of useful information.

I had the great fortune to be among the group of nurses that met in MN in 1992 to form the International Association of Forensic Nurses. It wasn't until three years later that the American Nurses Association officially recognized forensics as a nursing specialty. At the time, there was no comprehensive text on forensic nursing and this book, with contributions by many of the great nurses and allied professionals in the field, was and is a godsend.

Virginia Lynch, with input from another outstanding forensic nurse, Janet Barber Duval, and many other colleagues, gave us a volume which will serve to educate newcomers to the specialty and will be an excellent reference for the rest of us.

As a forensic nurse for 21 years, I recommend, without hesitation, this excellent textbook of forensic nursing.