title: Negotiating the challenges of multidisciplinary responses to sexual assault victims: sexual assault nurse examiner and victim advocacy programs.
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.
authors.affiliation: Center on Drug & Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky, 1141 Red Mile Road, Lexington, KY 40504, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Logan
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003255:Consumer Organizations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019548:Crime Victims; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005260:Female; D053604:Forensic Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D017008:Negotiating / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000451:nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011902:Rape / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States