Citation

Cole J, Logan TK. Res. Nurs. Health 2007; 31(1): 76-85.

Affiliation

University of Kentucky, Center on Drug & Alcohol Research, Lexington, Kentucky.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/nur.20234

PMID

18163392

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs' relationships with victim advocacy organizations. A national telephone survey was conducted of randomly selected SANE programs, all of which served adults, and some of which also served adolescents and children. Nearly one-third of 231 participants reported that SANEs in their program had experienced conflicts related to roles and boundaries with victim advocacy organizations at some point during the program's history. The most frequently mentioned conflicts involved professional autonomy, control, or turf issues. Future researchers should address personnel, organizational, and structural factors that facilitate collaborative relationships between SANE and victim advocacy organizations.

Language: en