TY - SER AU - Sturgeon, Sally TI - Strangulation assessment, evidence collection, and documentation guidelines for forensic nurse examiners: a pilot project PY - 2015/// CY - Louiseville, KY PB - ScholarWorks@Bellarmine. KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - EVIDENCE KW - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE KW - JUSTICE KW - PHYSICAL ABUSE KW - RISK ASSESSMENT KW - STRANGULATION KW - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - UNITED STATES N1 - Graduate Theses, Dissertations and Capstones, 2015, no.16 N2 - Accurate and thorough physical assessment, with accompanying documentation, are essential components for appropriate legal intervention for victims in all strangulation cases. There is a need for this strangulation assessment, evidence collection, and documentation protocol. Forensic nurse examiners who work with strangulation victims need to be sure that their assessment, evidence collection, and documentation are complete, accurate, and consistent to help ensure perpetrator accountability. (Author's abstract). Record #4701 UR - http://scholarworks.bellarmine.edu/tdc/16/ ER -