Forensic Nurse Examiner / Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training - Adolescent/Adult: June 2022

Forensic Nurse Examiner / Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training -Adolescent/Adult: June 2022

This FREE training is jointly provided by Forensic Nursing Network and Adult Advocacy Centers

Forensic Nursing Network is a nonprofit corporation. We are experienced forensic nurses with a passion to share our expertise with others and improve the healthcare response to violence through networking, education, and mentoring. Our mission is to strengthen the healthcare response to those impacted by intentional violence in Ohio.

A Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE), also known as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), is a registered nurse who has received specialized training to provide comprehensive care to sexual assault survivors. This care includes a thorough medical forensic assessment, forensic evidence collection and participation as a witness in court proceedings.

Dates and Times

All trainings will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. over six days with a 45-minute lunch break each day.

Training dates are as follows: June 2, 3, 7-10.

Forensic Nurse Examiner Training Includes

• 46 nursing contact hours
• RNs must attend all six days
• Six days of live online training with statewide and national speakers, including virtual courtroom training.
• RNs (minimum 2 yrs experience) learn how to provide comprehensive medical/forensic care for patients who have been victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, and other forms of violence.
• RNs will have a certificate of attendance for the course. This course is based on current educational guidelines from the International Association of Forensic Nurses. The certificate of attendance is a prerequisite to sit for the national certification exam for the Adolescent/Adult Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner.

Outcomes

Learner will have improved knowledge of:

• Working with the sexual assault response team.
• Obtaining a history from the sexual assault patient.
• Completing a sexual assault medical forensic examination.
• Caring for patients from a variety of cultural and social orientations.
• Working with patients that have experienced traumatic events.
• The medical forensic care for patients with disabilities.
• The legal process and court testimony.

Criteria for awarding nursing credit hours:

• Commensurate with participation.
• Completion of evaluation each day
• RNs will need access to a webcam to verify participation.

Contact Laura Kaiser for additional needs or information at 740-805-0082 or Laura.Kaiser@ForensicNursingNetwork.org

Forensic Nursing Network Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)