Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs)
Project Overview
The Michigan State University College of Nursing was awarded funding from the Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) to support education and certification of nurses interested in becoming Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) in Michigan.
Digging Deeper
The purpose of this project is to:
- Increase access to adult/adolescent SANE services in underrepresented areas in Michigan by financially supporting a diverse group of nurses throughout the process of SANE training and certification
- Increase access to adult/adolescent SANE education opportunities through new training options and a resource toolkit with a variety of options to meet practice hours
- Facilitate community “think-tanks” with multidisciplinary stakeholders to identify barriers for the training, practice, collaboration, and sustainability of SANE program
These aims will be achieved by recruiting and funding nurses to complete SANE training, re-engaging nurses who previously participated in SANE didactic training, but did not complete certification, and identifying community barriers to sustainability of SANE practice.
Research Team
PI
Katherine Dontje, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, began her career in nursing over 30 years ago and has been a Nurse Practitioner for over 20 years. She is currently an Associate Professor at the College of Nursing and a Nurse Practitioner at the MSU Family Health Center. She has worked at MSU for over 20 years in a variety of clinical settings.
Project Coordinator
Autumn Ashley, MS, BSN, RN, OCN, has a background in nursing, with an empisis on quality of care of oncology patients. Her research is focused on understanding the role of family resilience in buffering the effects of unmet supportive care needs in breast cancer patients and their caregivers.
Rebecca Campbell, PhD
Jenifer Markowitz, ND, RN, WHNP-BC, SANE-A, DF-IAFN
Morgan PettyJohn, PhD
Katie Gregory, PhD
This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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