Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 3:00pm to Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 4:30pm ET
Expiration Date:
Access to the evaluation and certificate for the live webinar will be available until Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 8:00am ET
Target Audience:
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, physicians, and other health and legal professionals involved in the treatment and care of victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Statement of Need/Program Overview:
SANE's are uncertain of how to care for pregnant victims of sexual assault. It is the projected outcome that with the information provided by this presentation, pregnant victims of sexual assault will receive appropriate care with a team approach.
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Describe the physical changes of pregnancy in relation to sexual assault.
- Discuss the risks of sexual assault for each trimester of pregnancy.
- Describe the adaptations in the medical/forensic care of the pregnant woman.
- Explain the unique impact of sexual assault on the pregnant woman and her family.
- List at least 4 additional resources for the medical/forensic care of the pregnant woman.
Presenter(s):
Elise J. Turner, MSN, CNM, SANE-A
Elise J. Turner is a certified nurse-midwife with over 30 years of experience in a variety of fields of nursing. Her main areas of practice are nursing education, reproductive health and forensic nursing. She served as the coordinator of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program in Mississippi for 11 years, and has helped establish forensic programs within the United States and abroad. Active in the International Association of Forensic Nurses, Ms. Turner is the past chair of the Ethics Committee, served as a Director and is currently a member of the Awards Committee and Practice Review Committee of the Board of Forensic Nursing Certification. Her consulting and training experiences include nursing, medical, prosecution, law enforcement, military, and Indian tribes. She has been on three training missions for the US Department of Justice to Kosovo and the Republic of Macedonia, and worked with United Nations teams. Ms. Turner was the 2008 recipient of the IAFN's Virginia A. Lynch Pioneer Award in Forensic Nursing.
Nursing and Other Continuing Education Accreditation Statement:
The International Association of Forensic Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. JBS International, Inc. is an approved provider through NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (Provider Number 000208).
Nursing and Other Continuing Education Credit Designation:
The International Association of Forensic Nurses designates this enduring activity for 1.5 Nursing CE Credits. JBS International, Inc. designates this enduring activity for 1.5 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Credits.
The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
| Name of Faculty or Presenter | Reported Financial Relationship |
|---|---|
| Elise J. Turner | Nothing to disclose |
The following International Assoication of Forensic Nurses planners and managers, Kim Day, RN, FNE A/P, SANE-A, SANE-P, Jenifer Markowitz, ND, RN, WHNP-BC, SANE-A, Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P and Sarah Tucker, BA, hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months
Media:
Enduring activity
CNE CEU Evaluation:
Nurses: How to Obtain your CEU or CNE Certificate
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