[geekgolightly]

A SANE Approach to Rape
Sexual assault nurse examiners offer victims better treatment. So why doesn't liberal Boulder County have its own program?

It's 1 a.m., and Heather, 18, is trapped in a nightmare. Three hours ago she was raped. Now she sits, together with a police officer and a sympathetic victim's advocate, in the emergency room at a local hospital, waiting to be treated and examined.

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[pvorn]

As a SANE program coordinator the answer to your questions is yes. You need to be a licensed RN, preferably with acute care experience and some crisis intervention background. You could not practice as a SANE in any program that I'm aware of with completing a SANE didactic course and a pre-defined clinical component. SANE-A certification is recommended and optional in most programs, and cannot be attempted until you have completed training and have had at least 1 yr of SANE experience.
Complete the goals you've set for yourself, and if becoming a SANE continues to appeal to you, I would urge you to persue this. It is the most rewarding work in nursing!

[SMY2367]

I just graduated from nursing school and will be starting at an ER in July. During my interview, I asked if they would send me to a program to get my SANE and they couldn't have been more excited that I wanted to do this. I have been interested in gaining my SANE since I started nursing school. My research project during my senior year was on the benefits of staffing a SANE nurse in every ER. I know its not practical, but I hope this can happen some day!!

[sirI]

Originally Posted by SMY2367

I just graduated from nursing school and will be starting at an ER in July. During my interview, I asked if they would send me to a program to get my SANE and they couldn't have been more excited that I wanted to do this. I have been interested in gaining my SANE since I started nursing school. My research project during my senior year was on the benefits of staffing a SANE nurse in every ER. I know its not practical, but I hope this can happen some day!!

Hello, SMY2367 and Welcome to the Forensic Nursing forum

That is wonderful they are receptive to SANE training. It IS practical!!

Good luck with your plans to become SANE. Let us know how your job in the ED goes and how you are doing.

[SMY2367]

Originally Posted by sirI

Hello, SMY2367 and Welcome to the Forensic Nursing forum

That is wonderful they are receptive to SANE training. It IS practical!!

Good luck with your plans to become SANE. Let us know how your job in the ED goes and how you are doing.

THANKS! I definitely will!!

[SMY2367]

Does anyone know how long you have to have your RN license for before you can take a SANE class?? Thanks!!

[sirI]

Originally Posted by SMY2367

Does anyone know how long you have to have your RN license for before you can take a SANE class?? Thanks!!

To sit for certification as SANE, one must have at least 2 years RN experience:

Have a minimum of 2 years of practice as a registered nurse in the USA or as a first-level general nurse in the country of licensure.

Per SANE- A application: http://www.iafn.org/displaycommon.cf...articlenbr=210