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.

The U.S. is facing a critical shortage of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs), who are crucial for justice and healing, as ...

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 ...

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 ...

GRETNA, Va. (WSET) -- According to Centra, Pittsylvania County sees the second highest number of crime cases in the area needing scientific tests or techniques; second only to Lynchburg. If you live ...

East Tennessee State University’s College of Nursing has added a forensic nurse certificate to its lineup of online programs. The post-baccalaureate certificate is for nurses who want to expand their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PULASKI, Va. (WDBJ) - There’s a new program to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. It’s a Forensic Nurse Examiner program (FNE) Medical Consulting Services, LLC. It is located inside ...