The transgender population experiences disproportionate rates of sexual assault (SA) compared with the cisgender population. Sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) have specialized education to provide care to victims of SA across the lifespan; however, training related to the care of transgender individuals following sexual assault is not always represented in SANE education. This leads to a lack of knowledge and confidence in providing care to transgender victims and can result in inequitable care and poor outcomes. To explore forensic nurses’ knowledge and confidence in the care of the transgender population following SA, a descriptive, cross-sectional survey design was employed and distributed to two professional forensic nursing organizations. A total of 240 survey responses were received. The majority of participants reported that content related to transgender sexual assault (TGSA) was not part of their SA education. Nearly 60% perceived their knowledge and confidence in providing TGSA care as “beginner” or “developing” and almost all “agree” or “strongly agree” that additional TGSA education would be beneficial to them. As over half of participants have provided care to a TGSA patient and more than 80% expect to provide care in the future, it is imperative include standardized content related to TGSA care as part of core SANE curriculum and to offer continuing education to address the gap in current SANE TGSA knowledge and practice.

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性侵犯护士检查员在为性侵犯后的跨性别患者提供护理方面的知识和信心


与顺性别人群相比，跨性别人群遭受性侵犯（SA）的比例过高。性侵犯护士检查员 (SANE) 接受过专门教育，可以在整个生命周期为 SA 受害者提供护理；然而，SANE 教育中并不总是包含与性侵犯后跨性别者护理相关的培训。这导致缺乏为跨性别受害者提供护理的知识和信心，并可能导致不公平的护理和不良结果。为了探索法医护士在 SA 后护理跨性别人群的知识和信心，采用了描述性横断面调查设计并将其分发给两个专业法医护理组织。总共收到 240 份调查回复。大多数参与者表示，与跨性别性侵犯 (TGSA) 相关的内容不是他们的 SA 教育的一部分。近 60% 的人认为他们在提供 TGSA 护理方面的知识和信心是“初学者”或“发展中”，几乎所有人都“同意”或“强烈同意”额外的 TGSA 教育将对他们有益。由于超过一半的参与者已经为 TGSA 患者提供了护理，并且超过 80% 的参与者期望在未来提供护理，因此必须将与 TGSA 护理相关的标准化内容作为核心 SANE 课程的一部分，并提供继续教育来弥补差距当前 SANE TGSA 知识和实践。