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True or False: anyone can be affected by sexual assult
True
True or False: If someone has no visible injuries from an assault it probably did not happen.
False
What does SANE stand for?
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
True or False: A patient can consent to some parts of a forensic examination and decline others.
True
What is the first nursing action when taking care of a sexual assault victim?
Assess for life threatening injuries
What must the nurse obtain before examination and evidence collection?
Consent
What does the nurse need to document when someone comes in from sexual assault?
Signs of injury, patient statements, and signs of emotional distress.
A patient declines evidence collection but wants treatment for injuries. What should the nurse do?
Respect the decision and provide the requested medical care and appropriate resources.
List 3 risk factors for sexual assault
Dependence on caregivers, previous history of trauma, substance abuse, college-aged, children, social isolation, homelessness, cognitive or physical disabilities
List 3 injuries or health consequences that can occur from sexual assult
Pregnacy, STIs, pain, sleep disturbances, bruising, abrasions, lacerations.
This approach recognizes that trauma can affect a person's physical, emotional, and behavioral responses.
Trauma Informed Care
What type of infection screening may be indicated following sexual assault?
Sexually transmitted infection (STI) tests.
How might a person react immediately after trauma.
Fear, shock, anxiety, confusion, anger or emotional numbness
True or False: Nurses are mandated to report all sexual assault to law enforcement
False
Name one way a nurse can give control back to a sexual-assault survivor.
Offering choices and asking permission before touching or performing procedures.
A patient says, "I don't know what I want to do." What is an appropriate nursing response?
Providing information about available options without pressuring the patient to choose a particular course of action.