A forensic nurse examiner (FNE) is a Registered or Advanced Practice Nurse with specialty training to provide specialized care to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and/or nonfatal strangulation. The Legislature’s 2021 bill to support victims of nonfatal strangulation (Chapter 269, Laws of 2021 (SSB 5183), Section 3 (3)) directed the Department of Commerce’s Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA) to “develop strategies to make [FNE] training available to nurses in all regions…”.