WV SANE Online Training

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Overview

The purpose of the West Virginia Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Online Training program is to create an accessible and sustainable training program for SANEs in West Virginia. The training program will help to increase the number of SANEs in West Virginia, by providing high quality, consistent education. The goal is to ensure that victims of sexual assault receive quality patient care and comprehensive forensic examinations.

Through the 40-hour training program, participating nurses will acquire the foundational knowledge and skills needed to become SANEs. SANEs are key members of their community’s sexual assault response team (SART) and provide crucial services to sexual assault patients through compassionate, competent medical forensic patient care.

This training includes information on how to:

  • Obtain a relevant medical history from a sexual assault patient
  • Conduct a physical examination specific to the medical history
  • Document injury using photography, body diagrams and charting
  • Collect and preserve forensic samples
  • Use the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory’s sexual assault evidence collection kit (SAECK)
  • Provide the patient with prophylactic medications and/or emergency contraception for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases/infections (STD/STIs) and pregnancy
  • Treat and/or refer the patient for medical treatment
  • Work as part of a victim-centered, multidisciplinary response for the patient who is a victim of sexual assault

How the Training Works

The West Virginia SANE Training for Adult and Adolescent acute cases has a two-part blended learning format. The completion of SANE training coursework is followed by the completion of clinical requirements with a preceptor.

  1. The 40 hours of SANE online training is offered by the WVFRIS. To better accommodate busy schedules, the training is online and self-paced. It is available without cost to nurses. See below for information on registering for this course. If you have questions about the training, please contact the WVFRIS SANE Coordinator (scroll down the webpage to staff contact information).
  2. Clinical Requirement for SANE: Demonstration of clinical competence is an essential part of the SANE training. Following the completed 40-hour training, the SANE completes a period of clinical practice (25 hours required) with a qualified preceptor to adequately develop and demonstrate the competencies and skills required of SANEs.

It is recommended that these requirements be completed within a 6-month time frame but MUST be completed within one year following the start date of the SANE training.

More on training and clinical requirements for the SANE can be found by viewing WV SANE Training Overview and FAQs. You will need Abode Reader to view or print this document.

Online Training Registration

To register for any of the courses within the Sexual Assault Services Training Academy (SASTA), including WV Online SANE courses, you must first create an account for yourself in SASTA. Follow these directions to register:

  1. Go to https://sasta.fris.org/home. Follow directions for signing up/registering for an account. Create a username and password as directed.
  2. Complete all the information requested in the “SANE” survey and request access to the West Virginia Online SANE training.
  3. Once your registration is submitted, an email will be sent asking you to activate your account in SASTA by clicking on the link provided. (Your registration cannot be processed if you do not activate the link.)
  4. A second email confirmation will follow within 48 hours confirming your access to the WV Online SANE Course.
  5. To begin the WV Online SANE training, log into SASTA, click on “Courses.” Select “SANE”; then select the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Course.
  6. Use your username and password to login to SASTA every time.
  7. Should you have difficulty, contact wvsanecoordinator@fris.org.
Referencing and Reproduction of SANE Training Materials

Only the non-commercial use of written materials from the online SANE training, to increase knowledge about sexual violence as professional development, is permitted. You must credit material referenced, used or adapted from this course to the West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services (WVFRIS) (2014). 

West Virginia Online SANE Training Funding

The West Virginia Online SANE Training was developed with funding provided by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. Additional financial support was provided by the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute (WVPAI) and the West Virginia Women’s Commission.

Acknowledgments

WVFRIS is indebted to Shannon Liew, RN, BSN, SANE-A, SANE Coordinator, Crime Victim Services Division, Office of the Illinois Attorney General for generously sharing 16 hours of original online SANE training course materials for adaptation to West Virginia laws, protocols and evidence collection procedures. Without that donation of materials, this project would not have been possible.

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