LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- After Kayla Cotten was raped, she said the last thing she wanted to do was go to a hospital. "Usually the first thing a victim wants to do is take a shower, throw away their ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 Texas A&M College of Nursing’s forensic nursing program has been elevated to center status, allowing for a larger graduate program and the opportunity to make more courses available to allies such ...

St. Peter's Health Foundation has received $732,000 in grant funding to expand its forensic nursing program for victims of sexual violence, it was announced Wednesday by St. Peter's officials. The ...

When a nurse or physician asks for permission before examining a sexual assault victim—giving an abused woman back a modicum of control over her body—it is largely because of the life’s work of ...

Lafayette Parish, with the help of medical partners, has found a new way to combat sexual assault and domestic violence in the region, with the Lafayette Parish Coroner's Office's new forensic nursing ...