SANE training

hi everyone,
i too am very interested in this field ...i was wondering though what exactly is the difference between a SANE and a forensics nurse?????

oh and how long is SANE traing????? does anyone know any programs in New Jersey????

Hello, I am relocating to the Atlanta area and wanting some info on your class you went to and if any of the hospitals there hire SANE nurses or do you have to work strictly in the ER to be one???
Thanks
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amoymak-- There is an on-line SANE program at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. They require only 2 onsite meetings. It starts in April 2005. You can go to Quinnipiac.edu to find out more.

You can do a Master's Program in Forensic Nursing, or if you have a Master's degree in Nursing already you can do a certificate program in Forensic Nursing (I think that is how it works for the certificate programs SANE nurse training is 40 hours and then a checklist to complete- like pelvic exams, touring a ED exam room, and quite a few other things. Make sure when you are going to take a SANE course that they either suggest where to go to do the pelvic exams or you know a practicioner that will let you do them- it seems to be a big barrier to completing the checklist...

The difference between a SANE nurse and a Forensic Nurse.... Masters programs in Forensic Nursing prepare nurses to be clinical specialists- much more broad than the 40 hour + SANE training. I know in my program they suggested we take the SANE program- I beleive that they now require it. Forensic Nursing is really any part of medicine/nursing and the law- so collection of evidence, reviewing medical records to determine if the standard of care has been breached, SANE nurses, nurse coroners, there are many areas that it can be applied... But actually finding a job is another story, anyone had any luck? Please let me know!

greetings to all of the SANE nurses on this board! I have been a SANE since 1998, and have just currently been on the grounds up development of a new SANE program in our county. We completed training on 17 RN's in September, and have recruited one other SANE (other than myself) who has moved to our area from another county.

Our program is really moving fast! We have a serial rapist in our county and he has made our lives interesting to say the least. I did a perp exam on him yesterday (we think/hope it was him. ) keeping our fingers crossed!

Any other SANES want to email and compare notes, please do so. My email is veetach@earthlink.net.

This is sadly true but most men who are raped, are raped by another male so most of them feel more comfortable having a woman examine them.

Ha! you beat me to the post, I was just about to say the same thing. :hatparty:

Anyone Know If There Is A Sane Training Program In N Florida? Or South Georgia? I Live Just North Of Jacksonville, In Fernandina