Like a lot of nurses interested in this field, I found the combination of the medical and forensic worlds fascinating. Always one to try to figure out "why" or "how," this field of nursing seemed to ...

Forensic nursing is a specialty practiced at the intersection of health care and the law. Forensic nurses must not only have excellent nursing skills, but they also must be knowledgeable of the legal ...

Nursing careers can intersect with the criminal justice system in many ways. Nurses might act as expert witnesses, treat victims of violence and sexual assault, investigate deaths or work in violence ...

If you watch “CSI” shows, you know what forensic nurses do. In addition to dealing with the emotional trauma of patients who are crime victims, they collect evidence. “I define forensic nursing as ...

A forensic nurse is a registered nurse that specializes in collecting forensic evidence related to criminal activity while caring for patients who are crime victims. Forensic nurses serve as a liaison ...

Psychiatric nurse practitioner and PhD student Lisa Daly ’10, MS ’13, regularly works with parole and probation officers, and conducts psychiatric evaluations of inmates. This overlap of nursing and ...

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 ...

Nurses all too often see the brutal aftermath of gun shootings, sexual assault, child abuse, and other violent acts when caring for patients, but since undergoing unique forensic training some can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the team of forensic nurses from Meritus Medical Center want the community to be ...