Abstract

Problem: Approximately 53 million American women have faced a form of violent sexual crime during their lives. Victims often report experiencing further trauma by a healthcare professional who does not have specialized training.

Intervention: Scenario-based trainings prove beneficial in helping handle and address challenging individuals or conversations, in addition to being made aware and addressing one’s own biases. Participation in these trainings have a positive effect on participants’ attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, in addition to increasing confidence in their roles and improving patient outcomes.

Measures: The Likert Scale, utilizing a zero to five scale, with zero being “not at all” and five being “very” regarding each participant’s perception of their own levels of comfort, confidence, and preparedness in each of the three scenarios, which are: human trafficking, a patient with mental health concerns, and difficult communication with a law enforcement officer. The survey was given before and after the training, means and standard deviations analyzed.

Results: Twelve individuals participated and took the pre- and post-training evaluations. The data showed that there was an overall increase in the means in each of the three areas being evaluated, in each of the three scenarios, and an overall decrease in the SD in the post-evaluation results compared to the pre-evaluation results.

Conclusions: Findings support incorporating scenario-based training to increase participants’ own perceptions of feeling comfortable, confident, and prepared to come off orientation, practice independently, and take call.

Author Details

Lauren Awe, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, DNP-FNP and Valerie Anderson, DNP, MSN-Ed, APRN, FNP-C

Sigma Membership

Tau Tau

Lead Author Affiliation

Nebraska Methodist College, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quality Improvement

Research Approach

Pilot/Exploratory Study

Keywords:

Scenario-Based Learning, Forensic Nurse Examiners, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE), Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Violence Against Women

Advisor

Anderson, Valerie

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Nebraska Methodist College

Degree Year

2021

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Review Type

Faculty Approved: Degree-based Submission

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Self-submission

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