Becoming a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

IF 1.4 Q4 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL

Clinical Teacher Pub Date : 2025-03-08 DOI:10.1111/tct.70059

Marivic B. Torregosa, Maria Del Rosario Benavides

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Abstract

Aim

There is a shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) across the United States, especially in medically underserved communities. The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experiences of nurses on their journey before and after becoming a SANE.

Design

A qualitative descriptive research design was used in this study.

Methods

A semistructured interview was conducted among 10 nurses who completed SANE training from a medically underserved community.

Findings

Perceptions of being valued and supported and programme rigour influenced trainees' commitment to complete the SANE programme. Misconceptions about the role changed as trainees were immersed in the training. Being isolated and underutilized from the health care delivery system and the broader medico-legal system were faced by SANEs after completing SANE training. Continuous use of telemedicine, continued funding for SANE training and greater emphasis on the legal aspect of the role during training are recommended by SANEs.

Conclusion

Trainees' experiences during SANE training influence programme retention and completion. To fully build the capacity of SANEs in the community, an infrastructure and a system must be developed to embrace and integrate new SANEs into the broader medico-legal system so they can perform in the role they are trained for.

Implications

The study's findings have implications for policies in compelling medico-legal and political systems to help build SANE capacity in the community, especially in medically underserved regions. Likewise, continuous input and involvement of trainees in the training implementation are critical to SANE programme retention.

Impact

This study provides some of the lessons learned in the training and education of nurses to become SANEs, which could be helpful to clinical educators wanting to establish a SANE programme, as well as factors that can lead to the decline of SANE capacity after so much investment has been made to it.

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成为一名性侵犯护士审查员

目的：在美国，特别是在医疗服务不足的社区，性侵犯护士审查员（SANEs）短缺。本研究的目的是描述护士在成为SANE之前和之后的生活经历。设计本研究采用定性描述性研究设计。方法采用半结构化访谈法对来自医疗服务欠缺社区的10名完成SANE培训的护士进行访谈。被重视和支持的感觉以及方案的严谨性影响了受训者完成SANE方案的承诺。随着受训者沉浸在培训中，对角色的误解发生了变化。在完成SANE培训后，SANE面临着与卫生保健提供系统和更广泛的医疗法律系统隔离和利用不足的问题。SANE建议继续使用远程医疗，继续为SANE培训提供资金，并在培训期间更加强调该角色的法律方面。结论受训者在SANE培训中的经历影响了课程的保留和完成。为了在社区中充分建立安全机构的能力，必须建立一个基础设施和系统，以接受新的安全机构并将其纳入更广泛的医疗法律体系，使它们能够发挥它们所受培训的作用。这项研究的发现对促使医疗法律和政治体系帮助在社区，特别是在医疗服务不足的地区建立SANE能力的政策具有启示意义。同样，受训者持续投入和参与培训的执行对保持SANE方案至关重要。本研究提供了在培训和教育护士成为SANE方面的一些经验教训，这可能对希望建立SANE计划的临床教育工作者有所帮助，以及在对其进行了如此多的投资之后可能导致SANE能力下降的因素。

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Clinical Teacher MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL-

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113

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