Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
F1000Res. 2022 Feb 2;11:134. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.74978.2. eCollection 2022.
The medico-legal care of victims of sexual assault is very challenging, and requires specific knowledge and skills. Professionals in the emergency departments of hospitals might not have specialised training in forensic science. Nurses have a very significant role in these settings, but they lack any formal forensic training. This study aims to develop a sexual assault nurse examiner-grounding program (SANE-GP) for Indian nurses to inculcate knowledge and skill regarding sexual assault examination. The study adopts a three-stage Delphi technique to develop the training module and uses a time-series design to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. A questionnaire on nurses' knowledge on sexual assault examination (KQSANE-I) will be developed in phase-I and subsequently used in phase-II. The protocol of SANE-GP will help the medical community to implement the program across India. The implementation of SANE-GP can also help to start a sexual assault nurse examiner network.
性侵犯受害者的医学法律护理极具挑战性，需要特定的知识和技能。医院急诊科的专业人员可能没有法医学方面的专门培训。在这些环境中，护士发挥着非常重要的作用，但他们缺乏任何形式的法医培训。本研究旨在为印度护士制定性侵犯护士检查师基础培训计划（SANE-GP），以灌输有关性侵犯检查的知识和技能。该研究采用三阶段德尔菲技术来开发培训模块，并使用时间序列设计来评估该计划的有效性。在第一阶段将开发一份关于护士性侵犯检查知识的问卷（KQSANE-I），并在第二阶段中使用该问卷。SANE-GP 的方案将有助于印度各地的医疗界实施该计划。SANE-GP 的实施也有助于建立性侵犯护士检查师网络。
