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 ...

There is a shortage of nurses trained to conduct sexual assault victim examinations. This nurse is trying to change that Fri.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What do you call a nurse who combines the compassion of Mother Teresa with the coolness of a CSI investigator? You can call these nurses saints or you can call them detectives, but the double-barreled ...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the team of forensic nurses from Meritus Medical Center want the community to be aware of the issues that continue to grow in our own community. One ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- After Kayla Cotten was raped, she said the last thing she wanted to do was go to a hospital. "Usually the first thing a victim wants to do is take a shower, throw away their ...

A forensic nurse examiner program has recently expanded at Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital in Lexington – joining four hospitals in Rocky Mount, Roanoke, the New River Valley and Giles.