Hi everyone~ Just looking for some input from experienced SANEs. I've been an ICU RN for two years and will hopefully be transferring to the ER by the end of this year. I worked for law enforcement part time in college and have volunteered as a rape crisis hotline counselor. I've posted here before regarding my goal to get my MSN in Forensic Nursing either through Duquesne or Quinnipiac.
I am interesting in taking SANE training in February, despite my lack of experience in the ER (other than a semester-long internship my senior year in nursing school). Is this a realistic option or should I gain more experience with ER and encountering assault victims in general? Ideally, I'd like to expedite this career path, because I'm confident it's the right specialty for me. I was hopefully going to start my masters classes within the next two years. I want to get the "theory" out of the way now while I'm young (I'm 24) so that I can have a long career in this specialty and get married/have kids(?) after school.
I feel like I have all my goals in line and can achieve them, but are they realistic? Am I going to be out of place because of my lack of experience or be set back because I haven't seen enough? I feel like by reading the posts that most of you experienced ones are so much "wiser" and have had more extensive backgrounds. I have all the confidence in the world that I can learn the theory and will gain the experience eventually, but what do you all think? Thanks in advance!
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