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 ...

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 ...

With 70 reported cases of rape in Macon in 2013, the Coliseum has people whose job is to help those victims. They are the only hospital in Macon with forensic nurses, who specialize in treating the ...

The team is made up of 24 nurses who also are trained in emergency trauma Last year%2C the team provided services to nearly 2%2C000 patients Most people don't have a mannequin head on display in their ...

A forensic nurse is a registered nurse that specializes in collecting forensic evidence related to criminal activity while caring for patients who are crime victims. Forensic nurses serve as a liaison ...

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 ...

REAL LIFE: Unlike in Hollywood where, "you get results in under an hour," crime labs can take six to nine months to test the DNA evidence in a rape kit, says Mission Health forensic nurse team ...

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A lack of forensic training for nurses across much of South Dakota is prolonging the distance rape victims need to travel in search of justice. Certified sexual assault nurse examiners receive a week ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, one in five women in the US will be sexually assaulted during her lifetime. At Bozeman Health, the forensic nursing team ...

Ann Wolbert Burgess knew she was entering uncharted territory as she descended into the bowels of the FBI’s Quantico headquarters in the late 1970s.x First, she was a civilian, not an agent – a ...