A nursing career can take many different trajectories. It doesn’t always take you where you think you may go. You can constantly reinvent yourself if you’re willing to be open to new and interesting problems to solve. Today, we’re chatting with Dr. Sheridan Miyamoto, who shares about the development of her passion and interest in rural health and sexual assault care, when she worked as a new nurse in a rural community clinic and a child abuse clinic. These years of experience led her to realize that the systems themselves need to change in order to prevent sexual assault and trafficking and to best protect children and also help parents to be successful. We’ll discuss the importance of sexual assault nurse examiners, the resources they need to be successful, and how to create a safe space for sexual assault victims to receive quality care.

What’s in this episode:

• Dr. Miyamoto’s professional and research experience that led her to found the SAFE-T Center
• Identifying prevention resources for underserved populations
• How this nursing-led quality care supports the rest of the care team
• Why it’s important for a health system to invest in this training for nurses
• Resources to help identify abuse in patients
• How to create a safe, happy, trusting space for victims of sexual assault and trafficking
• Why a support system at work is critical to improving patient care and processing difficult cases
• The importance of self-care for nurses

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The Mentor-Facilitated Training Award Dissemination Project was funded by NIDA CTN DI in partnership with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).