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The research question is as follows: What are a nurse\u2019s responsibilities regarding the care of victims of violence for the preservation of forensic evidence in in-hospital and out-of-hospital emergencies? Methods: The mnemonic PCC (P-Population, C-Concept, and C-Context) method was followed according to the recommendations of the Joanna Brigs Institute (2024). The population is defined as \u201cindividuals who are victims of violence\u201d, the concept (phenomenon of interest) as \u201cnursing interventions determining responsibilities in forensic evidence preservation\u201d, and the context as \u201cintra- and extra-hospital emergencies\u201d. A search was conducted in the following databases: CINAHL Complete via EBSCO Host, Medline Complete via EBSCO Host, PubMed, Web of Science, and RCAAP via B-ON. From the total articles retrieved, 18 were selected for analysis. Results: The 18 articles emphasized the critical role of nurses in preserving forensic evidence in both intra- and extra-hospital contexts. These findings were grouped into six domains to clarify the topic: (1) knowledge and training of nurses on forensic evidence preservation and the implementation of standardized protocols; (2) collection of biological and non-biological samples to preserve evidence on the victim\u2019s body; (3) collection of biological and non-biological samples to preserve evidence on the victim\u2019s objects and belongings; (4) documentation of forensic traces and evidence; (5) maintenance of the chain of custody; and (6) ongoing interprofessional collaboration between nurses, law enforcement, and judicial authorities. Conclusions: Intra- and extra-hospital emergencies, teams must be proficient in recognizing victims of violence and in conducting appropriate evidence preservation to ensure their legal admissibility.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ecm2020028","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,10]],"date-time":"2025-06-10T05:11:49Z","timestamp":1749532309000},"page":"28","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Nurses\u2019 Responsibilities Towards Victims of Violence in the Preservation of Forensic Traces and Evidence: A Scoping Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"2","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8342-1171","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Isabel","family":"Rabiais","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Atl\u00e2ntica School of Health, Atlantic University, 2730-036 Barcarena, Portugal"},{"name":"Nursing Department, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal"},{"name":"Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Ad\u00edlia","family":"Rosas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Lu\u00eds","family":"Sousa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Susana","family":"Gon\u00e7alves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Paulo","family":"Monteiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Atl\u00e2ntica School of Health, Atlantic University, 2730-036 Barcarena, Portugal"},{"name":"Unidade Local de Sa\u00fade Lisboa Ocidental, 1449-005 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8076-8276","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"S\u00e9rgio","family":"Deodato","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nursing Department, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal"},{"name":"Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5162-2980","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sandy","family":"Severino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Atl\u00e2ntica School of Health, Atlantic University, 2730-036 Barcarena, Portugal"},{"name":"Nursing Research Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (CIDNUR), Nursing School of Lisbon (ESEL), 1600-096 Lisboa, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"1725","article-title":"Examination of Postgraduate Dissertations Including Nursing in the Field of Forensic Sciences in Turkey","volume":"12","author":"Senturk","year":"2019","journal-title":"Int. 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