title: Forensic nursing. Applications in the occupational health setting.
abstract: 1. Nurses are inherent investigators through the use of observation, data gathering, and documentation techniques. 2. Occupational health nurses may be involved in assisting with or evaluating workplace accidents, injuries, and deaths. These investigations may be the only critical information gathered. 3. Accurate and through investigations are critical for clients, physicians, insurance companies, medical investigators, law enforcement, legal proceedings, and the company. Utilizing improper techniques during accident investigations could potentially dismiss a litigation case or lead to hazardous situations. 4. The occupational health nurse can improve practices related to investigations by understanding and learning more about forensic nursing.
authors.affiliation: Sandia Safety Sciences, Cedar Crest, NM, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Pozzi
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D003625:Data Collection; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D013048:Specimen Handling