Mercy FNE Program: DV, SA, and Strangulation-MHTC 2025
Description: This talk serves to provide an overview of the local Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) program at Mercy Hospital. The talk discussed how to contact a FNE for an exam and what the exam entails. The talk also discusses mandatory reporting practices.
Target Audience
EMS/Nursing Providers
Learning Objectives
Objectives:
- Describe indications to call in a forensic nurse
- Discuss assessment tools and treatments for sexual assault, intimate partner violence and strangulation.
Bethany Bernal BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
EMS Continuing Education approved by the State of Colorado through Common Spirit Health Prehospital Services Training Center and Group # CO 039 (SAH), #CO 040 (PSF) and #CO 065 (SDG).
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider ##CEP16170, RN’s need to retain this document for a period of 4 years after course conclusion.
Available Credit
- 1.00 Nursing
- 1.00 Trauma