Inside New Jersey’s Only Training Course for Forensic Nurses

April 8, 2026

At the Rutgers School of Nursing, students learn to care for patients of sexual assault and domestic violence, filling a critical service gap in the process 

On television, forensic nurses are always on call. From Law and Order: SVU to HBO Max’s The Pitt, when a victim of a sex crime seeks help at a hospital, specialized care is never far behind.

Things are quite different in the …