Forensic Nurses Week
“Forensic Nurses play an integral role in bridging the gap between law and medicine. They should be in each and every emergency room"
-Joseph Biden, Vice President, United States from Forensic Nursing: a Handbook for Practice
Pictured: Darlene Rowe, Director of Emergency Medicine; Lindsey Biddle, Critical Care Instructor and SANE nurse; and Tara R., Medical/Legal Advocate
On November 9, 2011, Transitions was pleased to present the forensic nurses at Evangelical Hospital with a plaque and a bouquet of flowers in honor of Forensic Nurses Week.
Evangelical Hospital is the only medical facility in Snyder, Union, and Northumberland counties where there is a SANE program. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners practice a form of forensic nursing. There are currently three nurses, Hannah, Lindsey, and Rachel, who, in addition to their regular duties, perform on-call duties, coming into the hospital whenever a sexual violence victim is admitted. They give their time and energy in a way that many others would not. They comfort victims, provide medical attention, explain medication and provide much needed cooperation and advocacy with the police.
Without this valuable resource, many sexual violence cases would not be successfully prosecuted. Forensic nurses are charged with identifying and documenting both internal and external injuries, properly collecting and storing biological and physical evidence, providing expert testimony during court cases and interfacing with law enforcement and attorneys. SANE nurses care for the physical, psychological, and social trauma that occurs in patients who have been assaulted or abused.
We at Transitions are so very grateful to the SANE Program, and specifically those skilled SANE nurses, at Evangelical Hospital for their gracious giving of themselves to victims who so greatly need their services.
Evangelical Hospital is the only medical facility in Snyder, Union, and Northumberland counties where there is a SANE program. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners practice a form of forensic nursing. There are currently three nurses, Hannah, Lindsey, and Rachel, who, in addition to their regular duties, perform on-call duties, coming into the hospital whenever a sexual violence victim is admitted. They give their time and energy in a way that many others would not. They comfort victims, provide medical attention, explain medication and provide much needed cooperation and advocacy with the police.
Without this valuable resource, many sexual violence cases would not be successfully prosecuted. Forensic nurses are charged with identifying and documenting both internal and external injuries, properly collecting and storing biological and physical evidence, providing expert testimony during court cases and interfacing with law enforcement and attorneys. SANE nurses care for the physical, psychological, and social trauma that occurs in patients who have been assaulted or abused.
We at Transitions are so very grateful to the SANE Program, and specifically those skilled SANE nurses, at Evangelical Hospital for their gracious giving of themselves to victims who so greatly need their services.
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