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 ...

In assault cases, when it’s a victim’s word against the abuser’s, medical evidence can make or break a criminal case. For decades in San Diego County, victims of sexual assault and child abuse have ...

Forensic Nurse Jody Oslund is tired of people not knowing about her program, though she hopes you’ll never have to use it. The forensic nurses at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington ...

The forensic nurse examiner course at the Rutgers School of Nursing, the only program of its kind in New Jersey, is working ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SEATTLE — When Leah Griffin regained consciousness in her apartment on the morning of April 10, 2014, she knew she had been ...

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 ...

Jackie Flanagan has treated more than 100 victims of sexual assault, everything from violent rape to the inappropriate touching of children. It’s not an easy job. “When I get done with a case, I am ...

ROB: A PAIR OF NURSES FROM IRELAND ARE VISITING OMAHA, USING PROJECT HARMONY AS A MODEL FOR BETTER CARE IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY. JULIE: THEY HOPE A MULTI-PURPOSE CAMERA THAT TAKES DETAILED PHOTOS IN ...

RICHMOND, Va. — 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, but ...