Entry Level - Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment

Faugno, Diana K.; Copeland, Rachell A.; Crum, Jill I.; Speck, Patricia M.

ISBN 10 : 193659000X ISBN 13 : 9781936590001

Editeur : STM Learning, 2012

Synopsis

The Entry-Level Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment is designed to give novice and experienced sexual assault examiners the opportunity to learn, apply, and demonstrate competency in sexual assault evaluations of adolescents and adults. The book challenges sexual assault examiners to critically analyze medical evaluations, systematic evidence collection processes, general treatment considerations, and patient education. Students also will have the opportunity to identify and appropriately label anatomical structures and injuries using objective terminology.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Diana Faugno, a Minnesota native, graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1973 with a degree in nursing and obtained an MSN in 2006. Her professional experience includes nursing in the Medical/Surgical, Labor and Delivery, Pediatrics, and Neonatal Intensive Care departments. Ms. Faugno obtained her certification in pediatric nursing in 1990, began a career as a sexual assault nurse examiner in 1991, and became a certified sexual assault nurse examiner in 2002. She is the former director of Forensic Health Services, which includes a child abuse program, sexual assault team, and a family violence program in North San Diego County. Currently, Ms. Faugno is a board director for End Violence Against Women International. She has made several presentations to the scientific community and has led workshops on sexual assault presented at the American Academy of Science.

Rachell Ekroos, a board certified family nurse practitioner, specializes in forensic nursing and serves populations affected by violence. As a recognized expert in sexual violence across the lifespan, she has provided more than 1,500 medical forensic evaluations for patients and completed more than 5,000 peer reviews. In addition to her clinical practice, she provides case consultation and educational services for forensic and general health care providers, members of interdisciplinary response teams, task forces, and advisory committees. Through her service as a medical volunteer with an international organization, Rachell Ekroos provides medical evaluations for victims of torture seeking asylum in the United States.

Jill Crum received her nursing degree in 1997 from College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California. She began her nursing career as a medical-surgical nurse at Eisenhower Medical Center and has since become an emergency department nurse, forensic controller for the Center's Tennity Emergency Department, and co-founder of its sexual assault response team. In 2009, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Phoenix and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: STM Learning
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 193659000X
• ISBN 13: 9781936590001
• Reliure: Carton flexible
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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