Topic E - Forensic (ER) Emergency > Section E.2.0. Forensic Roles> Unit.E.2.5. Forensic Examiner/ Sexual Assault Nurse
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The required readings for this unit are:

Unit.E.2.5. Forensic Examiner Sexual Assault Nurse

Australia
Required Reading(s)

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Canada
Required Reading(s)
Kent, H. (2000). SANE nurses staff Alberta's sexual

assault response team. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 162(5), 683. Retrieved December 12, 2002, from EPSCO Database - Academic Search Premier:
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=2879690&db=aph

  • Focuses on the launch of Alberta's first sexual assault response team in Canada. How the team has undergone sexual assault nurse examiner training (SANE); How seven Edmonton hospitals are participating in the project; Comments of Dr. Bonnie Abel, the emergency physician who serves as the team's medical director.

 

International
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United Kingdom
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United States
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Girardin, B. (2001). Is this forensic specialty for you?

RN, 64(12), 37-41.Retrieved December 12, 2002, from EPSCO Database - Academic Search Premier:
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=5722520&db=aph

  • Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) bring a unique set of skills to ensure that victims of sexual attacks are examined sensitively while important criminal evidence is collected. The physical and photographic evidence that the SANE gathers in the course of her exam can help convict or exonerate a suspect, and her sensitivity to the victim and knowledge of the need for crisis intervention and counseling can help victims deal with the emotional trauma of being sexually assaulted.

 

Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

  • Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
  • Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
  • Select - Connect
  • Fill in User ID and Pin
  • Fill in search words: forensic and examiner

    sexual - assault - nurse - examiner - role

 

 

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The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

Unit.E.2.5. Forensic Examiner Sexual Assault Nurse

Australia
Recommended Reading(s)

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Canada
Recommended Reading(s)
McGregor, M. J., Le, G., Marion, S. A., & Wiebe, E.

(1999). Examination for sexual assault: Is the documentation of physical injury associated with the laying of charges? A retrospective cohort study. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 160(11), 1565-1574.

  • The study was a retrospective cohort analysis of all cases of sexual assault seen in 1992 by the BC Women's Sexual Assault Service for which there was police involvement and for which a medicolegal report and information about the legal outcome were available.

 

International
Recommended Reading(s)
International Association of Forensic Nurses. (2000).

Coping with Sexual Assault and the Nursing Guide for the Care of the Sexual Assault Patient. IAFN: Pitman, NJ.

International Association of Forensic Nurses. (2000).

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Education
Guidelines
. IAFN: Pitman, NJ.

International Association of Forensic Nurses. (2000).

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Standards
of Practice
. IAFN: Pitman, NJ.

International Association of Forensic Nurses. (2002).

The Examination Preparation Guide. IAFN: Pitman, NJ.

International Association of Forensic Nurses &

American Nurses Association. (1997). Standards of Practice for Forensic Nursing. (Publication # ST-4). Author, Washington, DC.

 

United Kingdom
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United States
Recommended Reading(s)
Naught, P. (2002, October/November). Compassionate

Care: Flight Nurse Heads Program to Assist Sexual Assault Victims. Forensic Nurse Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2002, from http://www.forensicnursemag.com/articles/281feat2.html

  • For victims of sexual assault, the insult to their dignity doesn't end with the crime. A long wait in a hospital emergency room, an invasive medical examination, an intrusive law enforcement investigation and, often, an embarrassing public trial will follow, that is, if they report the crime.
Trossman, S. (2002). Making a difference: Oklahoma

nurse program recognized for assisting community. American Nurse, 34(5), 20. Retrieved December 12, 2002, from EPSCO Database - Academic Search Premier:
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=7447626&db=aph

  • Focuses on the Oklahoma nurse program. Support to the Tulsa Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program; Training of forensic nurses

 

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

  • Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:
    • forensic examiner
    • sexual - assault - nurse - examiner - role
Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/refs

 

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

Resources (Video)

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The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Unit.E.2.5. Forensic Examiner Sexual Assault Nurse


Australia
Resources (Web)

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Canada
Resources (Web)
McCracken, L. (2002). Linda's Forensic Evidence.

Calgary, Alberta. Retrieved from http://www.telusplanet.net/public/hlmcc/

  • Note the link to forensic health care role.

 

International
Resources (Web)
International Association of Forensic Nurses.

(2000).Coping with Sexual Assault and the Nursing Guide for the Care of the Sexual Assault Patient. IAFN: Pitman, NJ. Retrieved December 7, 2002, from http://www.forensicnurse.org/shop/default.html

International Association of Forensic Nurses.

(2000). Pediatric Educational Guidelines for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners. IAFN: Pitman, NJ. Retrieved December 7, 2002, from
http://www.forensicnurse.org/shop/default.html

International Association of Forensic Nurses.

(2000). Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Education Guidelines. IAFN: Pitman, NJ. Retrieved December 7, 2002, from
http://www.forensicnurse.org/shop/default.html

International Association of Forensic Nurses.

(2000). Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Standards of Practice. IAFN: Pitman, NJ. Retrieved December 7, 2002, from
http://www.forensicnurse.org/shop/default.html

International Association of Forensic Nurses.

(2002).The Examination Preparation Guide. IAFN: Pitman, NJ. Retrieved December 7, 2002, from
http://www.forensicnurse.org/shop/default.html

International Association of Forensic Nurses &

American Nurses Association. (1997). Standards of Practice for Forensic Nursing. (Publication # ST-4). Author, Washington, DC. Retrieved December 7, 2002, from
http://www.forensicnurse.org/shop/default.html

United Kingdom
Resources (Web)

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United States
Resources (Web)
Forensic Nursing Services. (2002). About Forensic

Nursing. Santa Cruz, CA. FNS. Retrieved from the FNS Website: http://www.forensicnursing.com/html/about.html

  • Forensic Nursing Services provides consultation and program development in the area of sexual assault.
Ledray, L. (2002). SANE-SART Home page.

Retrieved from http://www.sane-sart.com/training.htm

  • Note the Sexual Assault Resource Service (SARS) Web site is designed for nursing professionals involved in providing evaluations of sexually abused victims

 

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

  • forensic examiner
  • sexual - assault - nurse - examiner - role

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/websites

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