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Educational aspects of forensic nursing, Lawrence Whyte; overview and contemporary issues in the role of the forensic nurse in the UK David Robinson, Alyson Kettles; the practitioner new to the role of forensic psychiatric nursing, Mick Collins; a two-nation perspective on issues of practice and provision for professionals caring for mentally disordered offenders, carol Watson, Stephen Kirby; the role of forensic nurses in the community, Phil Woods, Edward Whyte; the forensic nursing role and the multidisciplinary team - a forensic psychiatry perspective, Christopher Cordess; clinical psychology and the forensic nursing role, Nigel Hopkins, Leah Ousley; transfer of case management from forensic social worker to forensic nurse, Jean Jones, Rachel Humpstead; reclaiming the soul - a spiritual perspective on forensic nursing, John Swinton; autonomy and personhood - the forensic nurse as a moral agent, John Swinton; the role of the forensic nurse in clinical supervision, Mary Addo; staff stress coping skills and job satisfaction in forensic nursing, Kevin Gournay, Jerome Carson; the role of the forensic nurse in the Netherlands, Hans Martin Don, Tom Van Erven; the role of the forensic nurse in Australia, Colin Holmes; the role of the forensic nurse in Canada, Cindy Peternelj-Taylor; the role of the forensic nurse in USA, Anita Hufft; the role of the forensic nurse in Norway, Roger Almvic, Trond Hatling; the role of the forensic nurse in Germany, Alison Kuppen, Uwe Donisch-Seidel; a global perspective of forensic nursing, Virginia Lynch; from a reactive past to the proactive new millennium, Alyson Kettles, David Robinson.

This book is the first to attempt to capture the essence of forensic nursing practice. The issues it examines include: whether forensic nursing should be a separate specialty, what its content should be; training and education; areas of practice; and practitioners' experiences. International perspectives of forensic nursing are well articulated. The book highlights important research questions and outlines fundamental prerequisites for post-basic training and education. Overall, a valuable source for this much-needed discipline.