Continuing Education for Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners in the Emergency Department

The subject being addressed in this interventional research study is the efficacy of continuing education for SAFE nurses in the emergency department.  In order to assess the efficacy of education, a one hour in-service was provided to the staff, updating them on current protocols and key practice updates of sexual assault forensic examination. A pre and post education survey was used to measure the change in the nurse's knowledge.