Setting a new standard of Sexual Assault Trauma Care
Miyamoto, S., Thiede, E., Richardson, C., Wright, E.N. & Bittner, C. (2022). Pathway to Healing and Recovery: Alleviation of Survivor Worries in Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Led Sexual Assault Telehealth Examinations. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 48(6), 709-718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2022.06.005
The number of nurses experienced in providing care to sexual assault victims has wavered over the years at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center. Liz Knauss, nurse manager of the emergency department at Holy Spirit, said there were two good programs over the years with effective staffing, but recently, the hospital had only two Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, or…
(WHTM) — Penn State Health Hampden and Holy Spirit Medical Centers are launching a partnership to enhance support for sexual assault survivors. The two hospitals are partnering with Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing to enhance support for these patients through secure telehealth technology. Registered nurses in the emergency departments at both hospitals who have completed Sexual…
Wright, E. N.*, Miyamoto, S., & Richardson, C. (2021). The impact of covid-19 restrictions on victims advocacy agency utilization across Pennsylvania. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-021-00307-z
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sexual assault victims have better outcomes when they receive specialized care, yet there is a shortage of trained sexual-assault nurses across the country, especially in rural areas. A $1.5 million, three-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will allow the Penn State’s Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center to identify and partner with…
Miyamoto, S., Thiede, E.*, Wright, E. N.*, Berish, D., Perkins, D. F., Bittner, C., Dorn, L., & Scanlon, D. (2021). The implementation of the sexual assault forensic examination telehealth center: A program evaluation. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 17(3), E24–E33. https://doi.org/10.1097/jfn.0000000000000337
Delivering the new standard of Sexual Assault Trauma Care
