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.

Care by a forensic nurse examiner differs from other types of medical intervention in that patients are empowered to have total control of their hospital visits. People who fall victim to ...

If an adult is sexually assaulted in the District, one group of specially trained nurses is called upon to perform a forensic exam should the survivor wish to receive one. And sexual assault occurs ...

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 ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Forensic nursing is a specialty type of medical care many are unaware of until the horrific moment they need it. MultiCare has a dedicated team of these experts who all voluntarily ...

EVERETT — When Zadki Avila was seeking support while experiencing domestic violence, she turned to the Providence Intervention Center for Assault and Abuse. There, staff members helped her go through ...

INDIANAPOLIS — IU Health Foundation and IU School of Nursing have received a $1.39 million grant to help train more nurses who work with victims of sexual assault. Sexual assault nurse examiners, or ...

A woman wakes, disoriented and in pain, with no memory of the night before after going out for drinks and dancing with a female friend and a man she thought she could trust. After piecing together ...

TROY, N.Y. — The International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) honored Nancy A. Harris, NP-C, NYSAFE, SANE-A, SANE-P, with its prestigious Distinguished Fellow Award at a presentation held July ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Health care providers in Indiana say there is a shortage of nurses in the state who are specifically trained to care for sexual assault victims. Indiana University Health is ...