A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program will be held at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, N.J. over the course of five consecutive days this June.

The first class will commence on Tuesday, June 1, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and then Wednesday through Saturday, June 2-5, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the third-floor Nursing Lab in McAllan Hall. The course will provide 43 New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA) contact hours and the cost is $650.     

For Monmouth University forensic nursing students, this course will satisfy the requirement for the SANE course in the certificate and the MSN program.

This 40-hour program is open to any RN who has a least two years of recent clinical experience and is interested in obtaining the in-depth knowledge and skills needed in order to provide effective health care and services to the victims of sexual assault. The focus of the course material will include the biological, psychological and social dynamics of sexual assault including care of both male and female survivors. The program will provide training utilizing state-of-the-art equipment and time will be spent in both the class and clinical laboratory settings. 

Topics will include:       

-- Evidence collection and analysis

-- Care of special victim populations

-- Forensic terminology and documentation

-- Interdisciplinary collaboration

-- Overview of criminal justice system including tips on testifying

-- Forensic photography

The course will be presented by Eileen Allen RN, BSN, SANE-A, a nationally certified practicing sexual assault nurse examiner. Allen was the coordinator of the first county-wide program in New Jersey, and has presented numerous lectures on a variety of topics related to forensic nursing for local, regional and national audiences. Guest lectures will also be presented by experts from the scientific and legal community.

For more information, contact Barbara Paskewich, special projects coordinator at or send an e-mail to: . 

The New Jersey State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Centerís Commission on Accreditation.  Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing nursing education activities only and does not imply Commission on Accreditation or NJSNA approval or endorsement of any product.

Source: Monmouth University