Description: Nursing Approach to the Evaluation of Child Maltreatment provides the information nurses need to identify and accurately interpret and report signs of maltreatment.
Brief description: Paul Thomas Clements is an Associate Clinical Professor. A psychiatric / forensic specialist, he is additionally a Certified Gang Specialist and Certified in Danger Assessment. His clinical experience includes serving as Assistant Director/Bereavement Therapist at the Homicide Bereavement Center at the Office of the Medical Examiner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he was appointed as the Director of Operations for the City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health. He is an experienced therapist, forensic consultant, and critical incident/trauma response specialist with over 20 years experience in management/administration and crisis intervention. He was involved in the television and printed news media, as well as interviewed on National Public Radio (NPR), related to discussions regarding the offender, victims and survivors of the Virginia Tech shootings. Paul Clements has numerous publications and conference presentations regarding stress, trauma, violence and aggression, coping after violent death and exposure to interpersonal violence and crime. He is an Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse (APRN, BC) with national board certification as a Specialist in Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Nursing. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychiatric Forensic Nursing from The University of Pennsylvania.
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Nursing Approach to Child Maltreatment, 2e is a well-articulated, comprehensive overview of violence perpetrated against children. It underscores the indispensable role of nurses in the assessment, evaluation, and treatment of vulnerable children seen on the "frontline" of health care and emphasizes adverse consequences of child abuse, including those affecting the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being of the family. The risk of early trauma reaching beyond childhood into adolescence and adulthood is also explored. Nurses practicing in diverse specialties will benefit from the clinical and theoretical applications proposed in the text. This insightful composition of scholarly work is a welcome addition to the science of nursing.
Marie E. Mugavin, PhD, FNP-BC, SAFE-A
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of New Mexico
School of Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Family Nurse Practitioner
Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner
First Choice Community Healthcare
Albuquerque, NM
This new edition of Nursing Approach to Child Maltreatment, 2e offers essential, updated information about the evaluation procedures and techniques necessary for a comprehensive assessment of a child with potential physical and sexual abuse and other forms of maltreatment. There have been major advances in our understanding and approach over the ten years since the first edition, and this revised text provides a broad knowledge base to understand key aspects of medical history, examination, and laboratory evaluation while recognizing additional critical steps needed within the multidisciplinary team to promote emotional healing and prevent further injury. Frontline nurses and advanced practice nurses play a vital role in the safety net for children, and the nursing approach in this text builds upon our evolving science to extend these contributions to children in a variety of settings in the hospital, office, and community.
Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP
New York University
School of Medicine
New York, NY
This text, written by experts in the field of child maltreatment, is set to become the most widely used reference for those in practice today. It is comprehensive in its approach to the care of child maltreatment victims. Experts in various fields share their knowledge, from understanding the scope of the problem to assessment and treatment, while including a thorough review of legal implications. Our knowledge in all areas affecting maltreated children has grown exponentially over the past several years, and research supports changes in assessment techniques and treatment. These authors came together to produce a text that, while written for the nurse clinician, has the potential to serve various collaborating professionals as well. It is set to become a standard reference in the library of the many clinicians who work to make life better for children and to prevent maltreatment in the future.
L. Kathleen Sekula, PhD, APRN, FAAN
Professor
Director, Forensic Graduate Programs
School of Nursing
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA