Amanda Patton MSN, RN, PMH-BC, SANE-A

Caring, hardworking and service-oriented Registered Nurse with more than 30 years of health care experience. Well-versed in offering evidence-based, therapeutic care for patients dealing with violent assaults such as sexual assault, domestic violence, strangulation, and physical assault and all types of mental health disorders. Collaborative and motivational leader with expertise in training new nursing staff while providing top-notch service to many different patient populations. Holistic health approach provided to all of my patients helping them to heal their whole being.

• 2010: Registered Nurse in the State of Utah, License number 285349-3102
• 2019: Nursing Leadership Certification
• 2019:Certified Specialist in Forensic Nursing Practice: FN-CSp (200 Hours)
• 2019:Certified Specialist in Holistic & Integrative Health: HIHC-CSp (200 Hours)
• 2019: Clinical Stress Management Certification SM 530
• 2019: Relaxation Strategies Certification MED 300/SM550
• 2020: Graduated Delta Epsilon Tau: National Honor Society: BSN Degree
• 2020: FEMA IS-001100, IS-00200, IS-00700: FEMA CERTIFICATION
• 2020: Danger Assessment Certification
• 2020: The Intimate Partner Violence Nurse Examiner Certification
• 2020: Meditation Certification
• 2020: Mindfulness Certification
• 2021: Reiki Master Level Certification
• 2021: Crystal Healing Certification
• 2021: Negotiation Skills Certification
• 2021: Effective Decision Making Certification
• 2021: Psychiatric Mental Health: Board Certified - PMH-BC
• 2021: IV CERTIFIED
• 2022: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Adult/Adolescent
• 2022: Certified Specialist in Legal Nursing Consulting
• 2022: Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Filler Certified
• 2022 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Certification
• 2022: Advanced CBT Certification
• 2022: Memory Enhancement Certification
• 2022: Public Speaking Certification
• 2023: FEMA Certified: IS-100, IS-200, IS-700
• 2023: Crystal Singing Bowls Certification
• 2023: Tuning Fork Certification
• 2023: Sound Healing Certification: Level 1 and 2
• 2023: Canny Nurse Certified

International Association of Forensic Nurses # 25328942

Utah Chapter of International Forensic Nurses

American Psychiatric Nurses Association #177885

Utah Chapter of American Psychiatric Nurses Association

American Holistic Nurse Association #67718

American Holistic Nurse Association Utah Chapter

American Nurse Association

Academy of Forensic Nursing

International Association of Therapists # 260321

Utah Nurses Association

End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI)

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants

America Association of Nurse Practitioners

International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses

Utah Nurse Practitioners

American Cannabis Nurses Association

Candy Striper @ Jordan Valley Hospital

Operation Underground Railroad

Special Olympics

Relay for Life: South Valley

UNI Mentoring Program

Big Brother/Big Sister

SteelFist Fight Night

Project Homeless Connect

Covid-19 Testing Tents: SL County 2020/21

NAMI

EXITUS

2012- Present: Chart Reviews

2012- Present: Wasatch Forensic Forensic Monthly Meeting

2012- 40 Hour Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training Course

2013- Present: Annual Human Sex Trafficking Conference

2013- Present: Annual UCASA Sexual Assault Conference

2020: Sexual Assault in Long Term Care Facilities and The Vulnerable Population

2020: Human Trafficking Meets Healthcare: An Opportunity for Intervention

2020: Caring for The Sexually Assaulted Patient when there is No SANE in Sight

2020: IAFN Pediatric Strangulation Case Review and Assessment

2020: IAFN CONFERENCE (73.75 Contact Hours)

2020: How to Be a Super Learner

2020: Sports Nutrition Certification

2020: Boxfit: Boxing for Health and Fitness Certification

2020: Acupressure Masterclass

2020: Approved Acupressure for Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health

2020: UNI: UNDENIABLY NOBLE AWARD

2020: Fitness Instructor Certification

2020: Holistic Herbalism

2020: Herbalism for Everyone

2020: Holistic Health Practitioner Course

2021: Criminology: Offender Profiling

2021: Forensic Psychology: Scientific and Practical Applications

2021: UVU Conference on Domestic Violence

2021: UCASA Utah Chapter Education Day

2021: Criminal Psychology

2021: Gut Health

2021: Certificate in Intermittent Fasting

2021: Holistic Nursing: Weaving Traditions to Create Solutions & Find Balance (13 CNE)

2021: DoTerra Convention: Holistic Conference: Evolve 2021

2021: Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at America’s Colleges, Universities and service Academies

2021: Leveraging Climate and Leadership for Positive Culture Change

2021: The role of Leaders in Sexual Harassment/Sexual AssaultPrevention

2021: Leveraging Data for Culture Change

2021: Reiki Practitioner: Mastering the Symbols

2021: Advancing the Footprints of Forensic Nursing: Informing an Evidence-Based Future

2021: Chakra Healing

2021: Holistic & Herbalism Medicine

2021: Working Violence Prevention

2021: SAKI TTA: Enhancing Conviction Integrity Series: Advancing Justice: Interviewing and Presenting Testimony of Witness to Violent Crimes

2021: AFN: I just can't think straight: Domestic Violence, Trauma, & Brain Injury

2021: Preparing for court: Documentation, Testifying, & Being Prepared

2021:Nurse Well Being Week Conference

2021:Forward Together: NAMI Utah Conference

2021: Post Traumatic growth while trauma keeps crashing

2021: Managing Nurse Burnout during Pandemic

2021: The Year that changed Nurses

2021: Grief and Anger: Learning how to Cope

2021: How to use your Nursing Voice for good

2021: How to Deal with Bullying in Nursing

2021: International Association of Forensic Nurses Conference: 2021 94 CE Credits

2021: UCASA SANE: understanding Male Patients & Suspect Exams

2021: Enhancing Conviction through Forensic Webinar: Best Practice for Bloodstream Pattern. Analyze the Cold Case of Sexual Assault and Homicide

2021:ANA WEBINAR: “I just can’t think straight”. Domestic Violence, Trauma and Brain Injury 11

2021: Utah Sexual Health Summit: Sexual Health and STI’s

2021: SAKI: Another Round of Justice

2021: ANA: Sepsis Identification

2021: ANA: Caring for adults with obesity

2021: ANA: Looking back in the Pandemic

2021: ANA: NURSE HERO

2021: Legal Nursing & Theory 400

2021: AFN: Inclusive Sex Practice

2022: IAFN Conference- 98.25 Contact Hours

2022: Contemporary Challenges Facing Utah Forensic Nurses

2022: Strangulation Training

2022: AHNA Conference - 12 Contact Hours

2022: Ted Talk @ BYU

2022: Pregnancy Homicide Risk

2022: UCASA Sexual Violence Conference- 7.25 CE Credits

2022: Utah Trafficking Task Force Conference 

2022: Legal Nurse Consulting 165 CE Credits

2023: Canny Nurse Certificate Program - 50 CE Credits

2023: How to conduct the Forensic Exam for the Strangled Victim of Domestic Violence

2023:GENERATIONS CONFERENCE: 67.0 CE Credits

2023: IAFN Virtual Conference  65.25 CE CREDITS

2023: The Healing Art of Functional Medicine (3 CE)

2023: Strangulation Training - Utah Domestic Violence Coalition (10.75 CE)

2024: Active Shooter Training Exercise- CODE PURPLE (3 CE)

2024: FOUNDATIONS of Holistic Nursing (50 CE)

2024: Transcending Wellness through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (12 CE)

2024: Tipton Leadership Nursing Excellence: Magnet Status (16 CE)

2024: SANE EXPERT Witness Training (4.25 CE)

2024: SANE TESTIMONY: Building the Foundation of Successful Testimony  (1.5 CE)

2024: Biology of Testimony: SANE NURSING (1.5 CE)

2024: Human Trafficking and The Forensic Nurse ( 1.5 CE) Working with Children and Youth with Problematic Sexual Behaviors (1.5 CE)

2024: Chapter Leadership Orientation for SANES (1.5 CE)

2024: Conscious Leadership: Moving from unconscious to Conscious (1.5 CE)

2024: Guiding the care of Patients Experiencing IPV through a national Protocol (1.5 CE)

2024:Introduction to NSVRC SART Toolkit, SART Foundations, and SART Confidentiality (1.5 CE)

2024: Pediatric Medical Forensic Examination: Essentials forForensic Nurses (1.5 CE)

2024: Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork: How Advocacy Benefits the Victim and the Forensic Nurse (1.5 CE)

2024: TeleSAFE: Quality Caring Model: What that means for TeleSAFE programs (1.5 CE)

2024: Collaboration of Forensic Nursing with Holistic Nursing: Expanding the Lens of Forensic Nursing with the Framework of Holistic Nursing Practice (1.5 CE)

2024: 125 hours of Leadership Clinical hours

04/16: Hood

09/19: Mason

01/20: Hood

10/31: Mpouli 

11/21: Hernandez 

12/22: Bindraban