Entry-Level Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment

Diana Faugno earned her nursing degree at the University of North Dakota in 1973. She currently serves on the board of directors for End Violence Against Women International, the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), and the California American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Diana demonstrates her passion for and commitment to helping patients through her work as a sexual assault nurse examiner at the the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. She also is a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Science and a distinguished fellow of IAFN. In addition, Diana co-authors books, writes numerous journal and magazine articles, and trains teams across the country on various topics related to sexual assault. Rachell Copeland, a board certified family nurse practitioner, specializes in forensic nursing and serves populations affected by violence. As a recognized expert in sexual violence across the lifespan, she has provided more than 1,500 medical forensic evaluations for patients and completed more than 5,000 peer reviews. In addition to her clinical practice, she provides case consultation and educational services for forensic and general health care providers, members of interdisciplinary response teams, task forces, and advisory committees. Through her service as a medical volunteer with an international organization, Rachell provides medical evaluations for victims of torture seeking asylum in the United States. Jill Crum received her nursing degree in 1997 from College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California. She began her nursing career as a medical-surgical nurse at Eisenhower Medical Center and has since become an emergency department nurse, forensic controller for the Center's Tennity Emergency Department, and co-founder of its sexual assault response team. In 2009, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Phoenix and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Patricia Speck is an internationally recognized family nurse practitioner who specializes in public health and forensic nursing. She graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing and later completed her doctoral dissertation on sexual assault program evaluation. As a board certified family nurse practitioner, Patricia's clinical practice focuses on the health aftermath of violence and her research centers on forensic nursing practice topics. She is a consultant, author, and lecturer on forensic nursing and has earned more than 20 local, national, and international awards and professional honors for her work. Patricia chairs the American Public Health Association's Family Violence Forum and is a former president of the International Association of Forensic Nurses.

• Section I: Anatomical Review1. Sexual Assault: 41-year-old Female Patient with Down's Syndrome2. Sexual Assault: 32-year-old Male Patient3. Incapacitated Sexual Assault: 24-year-old Female Patient4. Sexual Assault: 21-year-old Female College Student5. Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault: 15-year-old Female Patient6. Sexual Assault: 17-year-old Female Patient7. Incapacitated Sexual Assault: 24-year-old Female Patient in a Psychiatric Facility8. Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence: 32-year-old Female Patient9. Sexual Assault: 20-year-old Female Patient10. Documenting a History and Reviewing a CaseSection II: Recommended ReadingSection III: Answer KeySection IV: Test Questions