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Chapter 32 Forensic Psychiatric Nursing Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Provide direct services to crime victims and perpetrators of crime Consultation services to colleagues in nursing, medical, and law-related agencies Expert court testimony Offer input on policy changes in the corrections setting Offer evaluation services for inmates Forensic Nursing 2 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Forensic nurse generalist Advanced practice forensic nurse Forensic Nursing 3 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Identification of victims Creation of appropriate treatment plans Collection, documentation, and preservation of potential evidence Roles of the Forensic Nurse 4 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Care of adult and pediatric victims of sexual assault SANE training course is typically 5 days (40 contact hours) Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) 5 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Public official charged with duty of determining how and why people die Assessing the deceased through Understanding the evidence Discovery of evidence Preservation of evidence Use of evidence Nurse Coroner/Death Investigator 6 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Evidence collection Work as competency evaluators Provide assessment data that can help make final diagnosis Forensic Psychiatric Nurses 7 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Nurse psychotherapist Forensic nurse examiner Competency evaluator Fact and expert witnesses Consultant Hostage negotiator Criminal profiler Roles and Functions of the Forensic Psychiatric Nurse 8 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Legal sanity—able to distinguish right from wrong Legal insanity—presence of a major mental disorder McNaughton Rules Irresistible impulse—knew act was wrong but could not control behavior Terms 9 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Guilty but mentally ill Competence to proceed—defendant’s present thinking at time of trial Terms (Cont.) 10 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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Defined by location of the work or legal status of the patient Significant part of job is providing treatment and services for inmates with chronic mental health diagnoses Correctional Nursing 11 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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1.Insanity is the medical term that applies to mental illness. A.True B.False C.Not sure Audience Response Questions 12 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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2.A person charged with murder was found guilty but mentally ill. This individual A.will spend the rest of his life in a psychiatric facility. B.will spend the rest of his life in a prison. C.may be eligible for parole. Audience Response Questions 13 Copyright © 2014, 2010, 2006 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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