The International Association of Forensic Nurses offers educational opportunities for professionals caring for victims of violence.  Some courses contain medical photographs of injuries, genital regions, and other potentially triggering topics and images. If you need assistance in processing trauma, help is available. 

Release date: 1/25/2021
Expiration date: 1/25/2025 *Contact hours will not be awarded after expiration
Estimated time to complete: 90 minutes

Forensic nurse examiners often miss the opportunity to perform quality improvement measures of their medical forensic charts and photos. This webinar will cover a review of the medical forensic chart and patient photos. At the conclusion of this case review, participants will report increased knowledge of: various patient encounters related to sexual assault; identification and documentation of injury, using photographic images and; lessons learned related to quality improvement and medical forensic examination documentation practices.

Presented by Nicole Stahlmann, MN, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC

The authors, presenters, and planning committee for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Upon attending the course in its entirety (due to the criticality of the content) and completing the course evaluation, you will receive a certificate that documents the continuing nursing education contact hours for this activity.

The International Association of Forensic Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.