Marni Dodd

Eleos Simulation’s standardized patients represent a transformative approach to forensic nursing/SANE education that I have rarely seen matched in clinical training environments. Their actors bring exceptional skill, authenticity, and compassion to some of the most sensitive and complex scenarios a forensic nurse may encounter, particularly in their trauma-informed medical forensic histories and examinations. What sets Eleos apart is the profound impact their work has on nursing learners: participants leave not just competent but genuinely changed in how they show up for survivors. The standardized patient experience creates a level of psychological safety and clinical rigor that classroom instruction simply cannot replicate, and the result is forensic nurses who are better prepared, more confident, and deeply committed to patient-centered care from their very first examination.