The U.S. is facing a critical shortage of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs), specially trained nurses who conduct forensic exams (rape kits) for assault survivors. The shortage is due to factors ...
When a survivor of sexual assault seeks help at a hospital, every minute counts — for both healing and justice. Yet, out of 48 hospital emergency departments in Maryland, only half have forensic ...
During the second day of testimony in the Ayers Ratliff trial, the nurse who examined the accuser described her findings.
A $950,000 federal grant will go toward ensuring sexual assaults in rural North Idaho receive a forensic evaluation. The evidence collected in these cases can be critical in pursuing prosecutions ...
When someone is sexually assaulted and goes to a hospital for treatment, a forensic nurse examiner offers what’s called a “physical evidence recovery kit.” The nurse will attempt to collect any ...
A forensic expert is drawing attention to a “strange” moment people may have missed in the videos showing the fatal shooting ...
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 ...
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 ...
The statewide network will provide an on-call certified nurse examiner to support workers at other hospitals through videoconferencing during sexual assault forensic exams. Survivors of sexual assault ...
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services launched the Sexual Assault Forensic Exams via Telehealth Network, or SAFEvT, on July 1 with the goal of expanding access to care for survivors of ...
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. XX, 2025 – Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing recently brought their mobile forensic simulation unit to Brooke Army Medical ...