In this episode, Leslie Mollencop shares her unique journey from bedside nursing into legal nursing, offering expert insight into how documentation shapes both patient care and legal outcomes.

Leslie Mollencop is a seasoned emergency department registered nurse with more than 20 years of clinical experience, including trauma, charge nurse, and SANE roles. She is an experienced legal nurse and expert litigation witness whose work focuses on documentation education, empowering nurses to chart with confidence, professionalism, and compassion. Through her roles as a preceptor, shared governance leader, and nurse educator, Leslie is dedicated to supporting nurses at every stage of their practice.

During this recording, Leslie breaks down what confident, effective charting truly looks like, while exploring how documentation practices can either contribute to—or help alleviate—nurse stress and burnout. This episode is called, "The Chart Tells the Story: Where Compassion Meets the Record."

Leslie can be contacted on LinkedIn @LeslieMollencop or by email at lesliemollencop@gmail.com

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Welcome back to part two of this episode with Marcina Doze and Shannon Krebs.

Marcina Doze is an emergency and forensic nurse with more than four decades of clinical experience, serving as a SANE since 2005 and as a certified legal nurse consultant and expert witness in forensic cases across multiple courts. A national leader in forensic nursing education and advocacy, she has held leadership roles within IAFN and ENA, contributed to legislation reducing SAFE kit backlogs, and continues to shape the field through teaching, policy work, and courtroom expertise.

Shannon Krebs is an emergency nurse leader whose career began in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman and has been defined by service, clinical excellence, and advocacy. Today, she manages the Malbis Freestanding Emergency Department and played a key role in building Baldwin County’s SANE program, expanding access to compassionate, locally available forensic care for survivors of sexual assault.

We’re jumping right back into this layered, real-world discussion on forensic nursing, the documentation strategies that stand up long after the shift ends and the continuing education that strengthens forensic competency without adding burnout. This episode is called, "Start with Believing: Doing the Right Thing for Forensic Readiness (Part Two)."

Marcina can be contacted by email at: marcina.doze@infirmaryhealth.org

Shannon can be contacted by email at: shannon.krebs@infirmaryhealth.org

BCEN & Friends Podcast is presented by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. Scan the QR Code to sign up for Learn Updates:

We invite you to visit us online at bcen.org for additional information about emergency nursing certification, education, and much more.

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In this two-part episode we are joined by Marcina Doze and Shannon Krebs.

Marcina Doze is an emergency and forensic nurse with more than four decades of clinical experience, serving as a SANE since 2005 and as a certified legal nurse consultant and expert witness in forensic cases across multiple courts. A national leader in forensic nursing education and advocacy, she has held leadership roles within IAFN and ENA, contributed to legislation reducing SAFE kit backlogs, and continues to shape the field through teaching, policy work, and courtroom expertise.

Shannon Krebs is an emergency nurse leader whose career began in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman and has been defined by service, clinical excellence, and advocacy. Today, she manages the Malbis Freestanding Emergency Department and played a key role in building Baldwin County’s SANE program, expanding access to compassionate, locally available forensic care for survivors of sexual assault.

When their community lacked local forensic resources, Marcina and Shannon stepped up to create change. They unpack the clinical, legal, and leadership lessons behind building a successful SANE program—and how nurses everywhere can improve forensic care at the bedside. This two part episode is called, "Start with Believing: Doing the Right Thing for Forensic Readiness (Part One).”

Marcina can be contacted by email at: marcina.doze@infirmaryhealth.org

Shannon can be contacted by email at: shannon.krebs@infirmaryhealth.org

BCEN & Friends Podcast is presented by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. Scan the QR Code to sign up for Learn Updates:

We invite you to visit us online at bcen.org for additional information about emergency nursing certification, education, and much more.

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