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 ...

The author, a registered nurse and mystery writer (Bagels for Tea), does an excellent job of conveying the importance of an emerging medical specialty. Because forensic nurses—described by Stevens 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 ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- In instances of sexual assault, child, or elder abuse, evidence can make or break a case. When the evidence is on a victim's body, forensic nurses have the special training to gather ...

What do you call a job that combines nursing with detective work—where you can examine rape victims for evidence of the crime or study corpses for clues to the killer's identity? It's called forensic ...

Our panel explains the roles of forensic nurses in Nevada and the need for more of them. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and victim advocates stress the urgency of investigating and ...

“In any kind of medico-legal case, forensic nurses play an important role,” Saurabh Chattopadhyay, head of the department, forensic medicine and toxicology, NRS Medical College and Hospital said on ...

On August 18, 2021, Dr. Sean Dugan sent out a letter to his colleagues. He practices medicine in Redding, which had just reported its highest rates of COVID hospitalizations yet. His message began ...

Forensic nurses are tasked with restoring dignity to survivors as they take their first steps toward seeking justice.

CARE FOR SURVIVORS. WE MEET TOGETHER TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE SERVICES BETTER FOR OUR VICTIMS IN THE STATE. THE ACTUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER OR SANE NURSE NOW CALLED A FORENSIC NURSE ...

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (WMBF) - A young girl walked into her mother’s room just before 5 a.m. and said she was raped while in her bed. The Hartsville Police Department described the incident in their report ...

A leading forensic nurse researcher has developed new approaches to detecting bruises in patients with darker skin tones – thus helping to overcome barriers to diagnosing injuries in patients of color ...