Crime Fighters: Forensic Nurses Collect, Identify and Analyze Evidence
New Haven Register › March 13, 2007
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Florence Nightingale probably saw countless gunshot wounds, shattered limbs, saber slashes and every other unnatural cause of death while caring for British troops during the Crimean War. She helped transform nursing from an almost questionable calling to a selfless profession and could be considered the first "forensic nurse."
Nightingale quickly realized that the appalling conditions in military hospitals was hastening death by cholera, dysentery and other infectious diseases. She saw to it that hospital rooms were cleaned and enforced new standards of hygiene. Infection casualties declined by 40 percent.See the full content of this document
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Crime Fighters: Forensic Nurses Collect, Identify and Analyze Evidence
She wrote "Notes on Nursing" in 1860, which provided the basis for many nursing school's curriculums.
Nurses have since become strong patient advocates and many are now embarking on new careers that bring their medical expertise to law enforcement agencies, me...See the full content of this document
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