It can be difficult to maintain and practice the specific skills required to remain competent and confident in the role of a sexual assault nurse examiner. This webinar will discuss the need for assessing competency a variety of ways to address competency and review the process of moving from novice to expert.

Angelita Olowu is a Forensic Nurse Examiner with 10 years of nursing experience. She received her Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training for adults and adolescents in 2010 and received her training for the pediatric population in 2013. She received her certification for SANE-A in 2015 and her SANE-P in 2016. She has since maintained an active role in the field of Forensic Nursing. Within her role as a full-time forensic nurse at Hillcrest Cleveland Clinic Hospital, Angelita provided education and leadership to the forensic nursing staff. She also provided guidance around her patient population to the Hospital and the community partners. Angelita has a background in Trauma and Emergency nursing. In her role as a forensic nurse she served patients whom have been victimized by sexual assault, domestic and intimate partner violence, child maltreatment, elder maltreatment, human trafficking, strangulation, physical assaults, and traumas with penetrating injuries. She provides community education and outreach to various entities including schools, colleges and universities, and other health care professionals on prevention and topics related to caring for those who have experienced trauma of personal violence. She has served as a member of a hospital based Domestic Violence Committee, a hospital-based Child Protection Team, and the Cuyahoga County Child Advocacy Center Advisory Committee. She is a member of the International Association of Forensic Nursing, the Emergency Nurses Association, the Cuyahoga County Sexual Assault Response Team, the Civil Rights Task Force, and she serves on a committee with the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking.