A participatory evaluation project to measure SANE nursing practice and adult sexual assault patients' psychological well-being.
This paper describes a collaborative project between a team of researcher-evaluators and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program to develop an evaluation survey of SANE nursing practice and patient psychological well-being. Using a participatory evaluation model, we followed a six-step process to plan and conduct an evaluation of adult sexual assault patients treated in one Midwestern SANE program. Our collaborative team developed a logic model of "empowering care," which we defined as providing healthcare, support, and resources; treating survivors with dignity and respect; believing their stories; helping them reinstate control and choice; and respecting patients' decisions. We created a corresponding survey that can be administered to patients following exam procedures and tested it with N= 52 sexual assault victims. Results indicated that nursing practice was consistent with this empowering care philosophy as the overwhelming majority of patients reported positive psychological well-being outcomes. Implications for evaluating forensic nursing practice are discussed.
Campbell
Rebecca
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Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1116, USA. rmc@msu.edu
Patterson
Debra
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Adams
Adrienne E
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Diegel
Renae
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Coats
Sue
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D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D053604:Forensic Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006040:Goals; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D015146:Midwestern United States; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011209:Power, Psychological; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D011902:Rape / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D012107:Research Design