Forensic Nursing inching closer to CSI

Forensic nursing is currently the fastest growing nursing specialty. Nurses can enter the field of forensic nursing at several entry points including: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse/Neglect and Elder mistreatment. The fastest and easiest way to become a forensic nurse is starting as Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, or SANE. To become a SANE, registered nurses must take a Sexual Assault Examiner Class that is 40 hours of classroom training, followed by an average of 40 hours of clinical training. SANEs work with other responders in the community such as: advocates, law enforcement, and legal professionals to assure that the care they deliver to sexual assault patients is appropriate, compassionate and provides the potential for successful criminal justice response.

Applying for the Forensic Nursing Examination

Eligibility Criteria

All candidates must meet the following criteria to be eligible to take the SANE examination forAdults:

• Hold and active, unrestricted license as a registered nurse (RN) in the United States (US).

• Have practiced nursing for a minimum of two (2) years as an RN or first-level general nurse in the country of licensure.

• Have successfully completed an adult/adolescent sexual assault nursing education program that includes a minimum of 40 hours of course work that provides nursing continuing education contact hours or academic credit from an accredited educational institution.

Or

• Have successfully completed a combined adult/adolescent and pediatric sexual assault nursing education program that includes a minimum of 64 hours of course work that provides nursing continuing education contact hours or academic credit from an accredited educational institution.

• Have had supervised practice as a sexual assault nurse examiner within the past three (3) years, until competency has been validated.

All candidates must meet the following criteria to be eligible to take the SANE examination forPediatrics:

• Have practiced nursing for a minimum of three (3) years as an RN or first-level general nurse in the country of licensure.

• Have successfully completed a pediatric sexual assault nursing education program that includes a minimum of 40 hours of course work that provides nursing continuing education contact hours or academic credit from an accredited educational institution.

Or

• Have successfully completed a combined adult/adolescent and pediatric sexual assault nursing education program that includes a minimum of 64 hours of course work that provides nursing continuing education contact hours or academic credit from an accredited educational institution.

• Have had supervised practice as a sexual assault nurse examiner within the past three (3) years, until competency has been validated.

Forensic Nursing

Forensic Nursing Certificate Programs:

Provider  Name                                      Program Name
Binghamton University Binghamton, NY, USA Graduate Certificate in Forensic Health Binghamton University Binghamton, NY, USA Undergraduate Certificate in Forensic Health Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA, USA Medicolegal Death Investigation British Columbia Institute of Technology Burnaby, BC, Canada Advanced Specialty Certificate in Forensic Health Sciences Bryan LGH College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE, USA Forensic Nursing Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC, USA Clinical Forensic Nursing Charlotte Mecklenburg Forensic Medicine Program Charlotte, NC, USA Clinical Forensics George Mason University Fairfax, VA, USA Forensic Nursing Certificate Kaplan University Boca Raton, FL, USA Forensic Nursing Certificate Program La Roche College Pittsburgh, PA, USA Forensic Nursing Certificate Program Mount Royal College Calgary, AB,  Canada Forensic Studies: Advanced Specialty Health Studies Seneca College King City, ON, Canada Forensic Health Studies University of California Riverside Extension Riverside, CA, USA Forensic Nursing Certificate Program University of Colorado–Bethel College of Nursing Colorado Springs, CO, USA Forensic Nursing Certificate Program University of Florida Gainesville, FL, USA Forensic Nursing Science Certificate Program University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing Chicago, IL, USA Advanced Practice Forensic Nursing Certificate Program University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Pittsburgh, PA, USA Certificate in Forensic Nursing and Legal Nurse Consulting

 

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