Proper evidence collection and documentation after domestic violence or sexual assault is an important step to help women who have been traumatized. A unique forensic training academy at UAA is ...

When forensic nurse examiners work with survivors of violence -- sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse or domestic assault -- they're painstakingly collecting and documenting evidence that can hold ...

November 8-12 has been designated Forensic Nurses Week. During this week, NOVA honors the dedication, compassion, and commitment of forensic nurses for all that they do to provide patient-centered ...

If you watch “CSI” shows, you know what forensic nurses do. In addition to dealing with the emotional trauma of patients who are crime victims, they collect evidence. “I define forensic nursing as ...

In nursing school, Norah Lusk already knew she wanted to work with sexual assault survivors. She had seen how this part of the health care system was “sorely lacking” through victim-blaming, long wait ...

For nurses looking for a new way to work in nursing, forensic nursing is a unique role that has a lot to offer. Described by the International Association of Forensic Nurses as the “practice of ...

They’re called sexual assault nurse examiners, trained to treat and comfort victims who are struggling through the most painful, traumatic time of their life. These specialized nurses see it all and ...

A few years ago, Veronica Sjolander treated a patient who had come into the hospital, wounded after a struggle with a home invader. About five hours later, the 51-year-old nurse stood in another ...