Forensic Nursing: Beyond the Evidence

It takes expertise and attention to detail to document injuries properly to create an objective record of findings that will stand the test of time. Chantel Hammond joins Karen and Kalen to talk about injury documentation – its importance, the challenges and what to consider when observing and describing injuries.

Clinical knowledge and real-world experiences help shape every nurse into an expert, but not every nurse knows how to apply that expertise beyond the stretcherside.

Karen and Kalen use their own career journey as the backdrop to highlight the vital role FNs play as experts – whether on the witness stand of a trial, in consultation to cold case investigators or when collaborating with forensic scientists.

Forensic Nursing: Beyond The Evidence, an ENA Podcast Series, returns with a new episode focused on the many types of violence requiring forensic evidence collection. Hosts Kalen Knight and Karen Carroll delve into important role forensic nurses play in documenting injuries, preserving evidence, supporting investigations and promoting patient-centered care - and why evidence collection should always be guided by patient consent, trauma informed practices and jurisdictional protocols.