Muro G A, Easter C R
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville.
AORN J. 1994 Oct;60(4):585-91, 593. doi: 10.1016/s0001-2092(07)63296-7.
Perioperative nurses frequently care for victims and suspected perpetrators of violent crimes. Nurses often are the first health care providers to assess the trauma patient and collect crucial evidence for future legal action. Informational evidence includes observations about patients' behavior and appearance and documentation of their comments. Nurses also must protect the chain of evidence so that evidence can be admissible in court. To function in this role, perioperative nurses must understand the concepts of clinical forensics, which is the application of the principles and practices of forensic science to questions of law in the investigation of violent crime.
围手术期护士经常护理暴力犯罪的受害者和疑似犯罪者。护士往往是首批评估创伤患者并收集未来法律行动关键证据的医疗保健提供者。信息性证据包括对患者行为和外貌的观察以及他们言论的记录。护士还必须保护证据链，以便证据能在法庭上被采信。为履行这一职责，围手术期护士必须理解临床法医学的概念，临床法医学是将法医学的原理和实践应用于暴力犯罪调查中的法律问题。
