FORENSIC CONSULTING
Guiding Legal Teams With Clarity and Trust
Forensic nursing is a specialized practice that combines clinical expertise with legal advocacy. Forensic nurses work sensitively with cases that involve violence, abuse, and other traumatic crimes. They play a vital role in the legal system by properly collecting and documenting medical-legal evidence.
Throughout a credentialed program, forensic nurses gain specialized skills like performing medical-legal exams and evaluations, understanding evidentiary procedures, and providing expert witness testimony. Most importantly, they learn to navigate these complex processes with utmost care, respect and compassion for those in vulnerable situations.
The Goals of Forensic Nursing
Ease patient distress by providing timely, trauma-informed medical care and referrals for ongoing support.
Aid investigations by properly collecting and preserving physical findings that can establish legal culpability in court.
Uphold justice by sharing expert medical insights that validate victims’ experiences and facilitate fair case resolution.
Prevent revictimization through sensitivity to patients’ physical, emotional and cultural needs at all stages of examination, investigation and testimony.
Educate allied professionals and advocate for system-wide changes that uphold dignity and spare further traumatization throughout legal proceedings.