NURS 5630 Response to (Military) Sexual Assault
The online course is a multi-media, inter-professional, modular course on assessment and management of Sexual Assault (SA) that will focus on the process of eliciting a SA related H&P from both the survivor (male or female) as well as legal considerations (to include restricted vs. unrestricted reporting), forensic evidence collection and interpretation, and treatment. This program takes an Inter-Professional education perspective. This introductory course provides the foundation for students with the necessary content on the assessment and treatment of sexual assault to prepare them to function in an advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) role in the military setting. The course builds on core health assessment, adult primary care, and mental health diagnostic content from previous courses. The focus of this course is on the interaction between the survivor (who suffered the trauma), the outcome (the justice system), and treatment options. Students will learn to synthesize evidence-based forensic science principles, assessment of the victim and/or suspect, diagnostic considerations, reporting and legal process, and treatment of the impact of the victimization related to health risks.