Women’s Health – Forensic Nursing

Understanding your role as a healthcare provider who interacts with patients that experience violence is more important now than ever before, especially on the heels of increased isolation and instances of violence related to sexual assault and intimate partner violence due to the pandemic. In the United States alone, more than 2,000,000 people a year are treated for violence-related injuries each year.
Be part of the solution. Check out these great tools, resources, and trainings:
- 40+ hour, online, SANE training (adult/adolescent and peds)
- Forensic Nursing Education Guidelines – FREE to Download
- Intimate Partner Violence Nurse Examiner Certificate Program
- Non-Fatal Strangulation Documentation Toolkit – Free
- No SANE in Sight? – Free, 2-hour training, CNE/CMEs available
- SAFEta.org – Free helpline
- SAFEta.org – Exam Payment and Reimbursement – FREE Resources
- IAFN Membership – check here for benefits
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