RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The young woman who walked into an emergency room in Milwaukee began her journey about 12 hours earlier, at a Chicago-area hospital, more than 90 miles away. She had been raped, ...

FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) - In the Pee Dee, McLeod Health’s Forensic Nurse Examiner program has seen 9 sexual assault cases in as many days so far in 2023. This comes as the program marks one year of ...

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 ...

Research and theory are key underpinnings that guide safe, effective, and comprehensive forensic nursing practice. As forensic nursing continues to evolve as a specialty and science, the ongoing ...

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.

Witnesses to violence may suffer from vicarious trauma that affects their daily life and lasts for several years. I offer a unique and compassionate perspective on the challenges that survivors of ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- There is a growing shortage of nurses certified to perform sexual assault examinations in Virginia, according to a recent study "Forensic nurses take care of patients who have been ...