Disciplines and Occupations

Forensic Nursing

The application of NURSING knowledge to questions of law. It is a specialty of nursing practice involving victims of crime which includes not only attending to the physical and emotional distress of victims, but also the identifying, collecting, and preserving evidence for law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

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Abstract

The application of NURSING knowledge to questions of law. It is a specialty of nursing practice involving victims of crime which includes not only attending to the physical and emotional distress of victims, but also the identifying, collecting, and preserving evidence for law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Nursing, Forensic
  • Forensic Nursings

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2007

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Previous Indexing

  • Specialties, Nursing (1993-2006)

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  1. H02w.478w.676.227w
  2. I01w.198w.780w.952w

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NLM Classification

WY 170

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Forensic Nursing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053604. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053604
  2. Forensic Nursing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_nursing
  3. Forensic Nursing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5468719