How Do I Become a Forensic Nurse/Role of the Forensic Nurse

I thought you had to be a doctor in order to be the coroner? Someone please shed light on this subject.

Wow, I've been a member here for a while now and didn't even know this forum was here! This place is huge! *blush*

I am still pretty much at the beginning of my education, still in pre nursing at present, so I still have a long road ahead. I'm in the Seattle area now, and I keep hearing that to be a SANE you have to be a nurse practitioner, which was rather daunting. I am glad to find that this isn't necessarily so, although I'm not really sure about the way it works here in Washington. :-S

I am torn between wanting to be a SANE and/or a death investigator, I guess I have plenty of time yet before I have to commit to one or the other.

Sorry for the rambly post. Thanks for letting me know this forum was here (I saw your post in the TX nurses thread).
I'll be visiting more often (when A&P permits )