Forensic Nursing and Multidisciplinary Care of the Mentally Disordered Offender

David Robinson is Associate Professor in Forensic Nursing at the University of Sheffield/Rampton Hospital Authority and has been involved in full time research since 1986. He is currently the Chair of the National Forensic Nurses Research and Development Group. Alyson Kettles is the Research and Development Officer at Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen. She has been involved in full time psychiatric and mental health nursing research, audit and development since 1992. She currently serves as Member of the Research and Development Committee of the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland.

This book is unique in attempting to examine the role of the professional forensic nurse and explore the multi-professional boundaries within mental health. Its contents provide an insight into the cross-cultural thinking and the complexities and conflict of the forensic nurse. It attempts to define this complex role within mainstream psychiatric nursing and puts forward strong arguments that forensic nurses require different and advanced nursing skills ... Using empirical data, the contributors within the book have provided a strong platform in promoting a better understanding of Forensic Nursing, both nationally and internationally. The issues of training and multi-professional collaboration remains central to the care for the mentally disordered offenders. This book is highly recommended to all health care practitioners involved in the field of forensic medicine.

• Preface, David K. Robinson and Alyson M. Kettles. 1. Educational aspects of forensic nursing, Laurence A. Whyte. 2. Overview and contemporary issues in the role of the forensic nurse in the UK, Alyson M. Kettles. 3. The practitioner new to the role of forensic psychiatric nurse in the UK, Mick Collins. 4. A two-nation perspective on issues of practice and provision for professionals caring for mentally disordered offenders, Carol Watson. 5. The role of forensic nurses in the community, Christopher Cordess. 6. A forensic psychiatry perspective, Nigel Hopkins. 8. Transfer of case management from forensic social worker to forensic nurse, Jean Jones, Karen Elliott and Rachael Humpston. 9. Reclaiming the soul: A spiritual perspective on forensic nursing, John Swinton. 10. Autonomy and personhood: The forensic nurse as a moral agent, John Swinton. 11. The role of the forensic nurse in clinical supervision, Mary A. Addo. 12. Staff stress, coping skills and job satisfaction in forensic nursing, Kevin Gournay and Jerome Carson. 13. The role of the forensic psychiatric nurse in the Netherlands, Hans-Martin Don and Tom van Erven. 14. Forensic mentasl health care in Australia, Colin Holmes. 15. The role of the forensic nurse in Canada: An evolving speciality, Cindy Peternelj-Taylor. 16. The role of the forensic nurse in the USA, Anita G. Hufft. 17. The role of forensic nurses in Norway, Roger Almvik, Trond Hatling and Phil Woods. 18. The role of the forensic nurse in Germany, Alison Kuppen and Uwe Donisch-Seidel. 19. A global perspective in forensic nursing: Challenges for the 21st century, Virginia A. Lynch and Zug G. Standing Bear. 20. From a reactive past into the proactive new millennium, Alyson M. Kettles and David K. Robinson. Appendix. References. Index.