Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program

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The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) program is a multidisciplinary, victim-centered way of helping sexual assault victims. Trained, experienced SANE practitioners help to preserve the victim's dignity, enhance medical evidence collection for better prosecution, and promote community involvement and concern with crime victims and their families. A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner is a registered nurse, R.N., who has advanced education in forensic examination of sexual assault victims. These nurse experts evaluate a victim’s condition, provide crisis intervention, conduct a forensic exam, provide medical treatment, all in a way that is immediate, compassionate, culturally sensitive, and comprehensive. Additionally, victims in the state of Washington do not have to pay for SANE examinations.