Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) play a significant role in providing a complete understanding of to the care of a sexual assault victim. The sexual assault nurse examiner can provide expert testimony in a sexual assault case and they are able to conduct forensic exams. They help with interventions for crisis, treatment, and emotional support. What I would provide is to ensurance that the person know that they are not alone, counseling, and be supportive as possible. I will make sure that rape victim will get to living a normal life and learn how to trust again with giving the support of letting them know they are not
Rape is currently on the rise on American college campuses and it is the most common committed crime among college students today. In their time in college 1 out of every 5 women and 1 out of every 71 men will experience some form of sexual harassment as reported by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. These numbers are growing each year and have raised a lot of concern in the administrative level of higher education institutions. In an effort to try and prevent these occurrences universities have begun to implement mandatory curriculum to educate students on the subject and have even begun to hold campus wide events and create clubs to spread awareness and show support because of the repetitive nature of this crime. While it is good
As a nurse it is our primary job to protect and promote the well being of patients throughout the health care industry. Each nurse has the responsibility to practice faithfully and to uphold all ethical values. These values are outlined and regulated by two very important entities, The Nursing Practice Acts and the Texas Board of Nursing. Nursing Practice Acts, are specific laws in each state that define a nurse’s scope of practice. These acts were first established in 1909 with the purpose of protecting public health, safety, and welfare. Their purpose is to provide rules and regulations that will protect society from unsafe and unqualified nurses. Nursing professionalism is rooted in the ethics and ...
The ethical professional nurse is a nurse who bases their care off of moral values. This not only involves inherently knowing the difference between right and wrong, but also making sure to follow through with what they know is right. The nurse should protect patient privacy and demonstrate
Forensic nurses care for most rape victims and are on staff at hospitals. They help gather evidence from pelvic exams and also support the victim to make sure that they are in stable comfort zone. The nurses gather evidence such as hair, blood, and swabs from different parts of the body (A Helping Hand to Rape Victims). The supplies needed is a rape kit which was developed by Louis R. Vitullo and actually used to be referred to as the Vitullo Kit. After using the rape kit the nurse tells the victim about the risks associated with rape such as pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Because of rape kits, catching and convicting the criminal is a lot easier. It is important for the forensic nurse to be extremely detail orientated and not to miss any piece of evidence that is taken because it ...
According to American Nurses Association (ANA), (2010) “the nurse promotes, advocates for and strives to protect the heath, safety and right of the patient” (p. 6). Nursing responsibilities should be acted at the highest standard and must be based on legal and ethical obligations.
The paper will address the problem of nurse hostility toward each other. It will address the etiology of the problem, and suggest some possible solutions or therapy to the problem. It will be discovered if truly preventive programs such as violence-prevention programs
Furthermore, in nursing, professional may have to decide on a course of action that is ethically, legally and morally correct or acceptable by their society.
It’s vital as well for the nurse to spot and report any form of breachment in confidentiality or morally unjust actions. Being silent can be just as lethal as the one performing the
As the weeks have flown by, I have had the opportunity to do every rotation in the psychiatric hospital. After visiting the adolescent unit, I made my way over to the military unit. The military unit was much different than other units I had been to because the patients were higher functioning. Most of the patients in this unit were there because of suicidal ideations. While I was there, I was able to participate in group therapy and I really enjoyed it. We started off with a mindfulness activity in the backyard to release our anxiety. I think that just being outside had a positive vibe for the patients as they were finally allowed to get some fresh air. From there, the patients and I made our way back into the day room where we did an activity
Forensic nursing is a nursing specialty that serves multiple critical roles to health care and judicial systems with subspecialties that interface nursing practice and forensic knowledge to better serve and care for victims and perpetrators of violence, living and deceased. Violence is the main focus in forensic nursing and has been targeted as a goal in Healthy People 2020 to prevent injury and violent acts in the U.S. In the United States alone crime accounts for more deaths, injuries and loss of property than all natural disasters combined (Disaster Center, 2015). Approximately 13 million people (5% of the U.S. population) are victims of crime on a yearly basis and of those crimes 1.5 million are violent (Disaster Center,
The crisis I will be analyzing regarding individuals of sexual assault and crisis of lethality is, elders affected by rape and the high rate of suicide in the elderly community.
Did you know that ninety-seven percent of rapists will never spend a day in jail? (RAINN) This fact is depressing considering the large percentage of rape victims. Things like rape and violence have a severe impact on the mentality level of people. Their lives will change forever after going through an intense situation such as being molested, beaten, or anything along those lines. It has caused people to commit the same crime, become severely depressed and suicidal, as well as many other unfortunate events. People look down on those who have gone through such events, some may say things such as, "you probably deserved it”, “you were dressed provocatively" or "how did you not enjoy that?” As such, rape is an underexplored
Sexual assault is an offense that plagues many U.S. citizens. Although some studies show that rape is on the decline, other studies report that the phenomena actually occuring is that less rape victims are reporting the crime. In fact, approximately 68% of sexual assaults go unreported to the police according to the U.S. Department of Justice in a National Crime Victimization Survey from 2008-2012. It is common knowledge that rape victims are usually severely traumatized after the event, which leaves them susceptible to various emotions such as shame, anxiety, numbness, fear, denial, and guilt. Because of this, many rape victims decide to repress their experience and let it go unheard. However, not only does this prevent them from healing emotionally,
As we entered the emergency room, I could smell alcoholic based cleaning fluid and sterile, latex gloves. We made our way over to the counter. I was dragging my feet. When the woman at the reception desk asked me what was wrong I broke down. I couldn’t answer. Ami stepped in and whispered to the woman that I had been “sexually assaulted.” Paleness took the healthy glow from the woman’s face.
Sexual Harassment/Assault is a growing issue in the U.S. In this paper I will highlight the meaning of sexual harassment, some of the signs, behavior theories, and concepts of being sexually harassed. The history of sexual harassment dates back to slave days when it didn’t really have a meaning or name but women activist were protesting against it. I will explore the statistics of sexual harassment and how it occurs more common in women. Also I will connect my personal experiences as a teenager dealing with my sister being sexually harassed at her first job. Research shows that women are more affected by being sexually harassed or abused especially when it happens at their job. They find it more difficult to carry on after they have been harassed and to move on comfortably. This issue usually has a more long term effect on women then it would have on men. Men are usually the ones who initiate any sexual act that’s going to take place. Therefore it’s more common to find that the men are harassing the women not saying it’s never vice versa but women are shown more in my research. My personal experiences aren’t exactly direct but it gave me a firsthand view on how this issue is sometimes hard to recognize but very prominent in society today. Studies show that being sexually harassed can effect and devastate your psychological health, physical well-being and vocational development. Therefore it’s better to be aware of the history, and behavioral concepts of this issue to avoid it from happening to you.