11/20/18 – 10:15 P.M.

A nurse from Blanchard Valley Hospital has been named a 2018 Forensic Nurse of the Year. Michelle Stratton received the award from the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) Ohio Chapter. The chapter gives the award for nurses they believe promote forensic nursing through leadership.

Stratton manages the schedule for the forensic nursing program and trains new sexual assault nurse examiners. She also has helped identify grants to grow the program.