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Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program in Kentucky.

The Effectiveness of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs

Rape survivors encounter significant difficulties seeking post-assault health care and medical forensic evidence collection. Numerous studies have found that less than half of survivors treated in hospital emergency departments receive basic services, such as information about the risk of pregnancy, emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy, and information on the risk of STDs/HIV (Amey & Bi...

Prosecution of adult sexual assault cases: a longitudinal analysis of the impact of a sexual assault nurse examiner program.

Most sexual assaults are never reported to law enforcement, and even among reported cases, most will never be successfully prosecuted. This reality has been a long-standing source of frustration for survivors, victim advocates, as well as members of the criminal justice system. To address this problem, communities throughout the United States have implemented multidisciplinary response interven...

The seven pillars of quality care in a statewide pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner program.

This article describes a systematic approach used by a statewide pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner program to ensure the quality of forensic medical examinations it provides in child sexual abuse investigations. Seven strategies for enhancing quality are described: (a) hiring experienced professionals, (b) effective training, (c) comprehensive protocols, (d) ample support for pediatric se...

The first year as sexual assault nurse examiner: role transition and role-related stress within a new SANE team.

INTRODUCTION There are increasing opportunities for nurses to become sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs). In rural areas far from established SANE programs, nurses considering becoming SANEs have few opportunities to talk with or observe experienced SANEs to explore the role and determine if they are well suited to forensic and victim service work. The purpose of this exploratory, descriptiv...