For the first time Monday the forensic nurse charged in a high profile patient abuse case faced tough questions from the prosecution. A total of 10 employees from Connecticut’s maximum security ...

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 ...

Maryland’s licensing requirements for nurses are preventing sexual assault survivors from getting timely care, writes.

Two nurses who have specialized training have earned accreditations, advancing McLaren Central Michigan’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program. Registered nurses Beth Nesbitt, the hospital’s SANE ...

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 ...

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 ...

In nursing school, Norah Lusk already knew she wanted to work with sexual assault survivors. She had seen how this part of the health care system was “sorely lacking” through victim-blaming, long wait ...

Rape is a notoriously difficult crime to prosecute. Of every 100 rapes nationwide, 46 are reported, 12 lead to arrests and three result in prison sentences. To improve those odds, advocates are ...