How a lack of sexual assault nurse examiners is affecting Oregon’s North Coast

There are no qualified sexual assault nurse examiners based mostly on Oregon’s North Coastline. Presently, there is one licensed nurse who is primarily based in Portland and works intermittently in Astoria. This suggests for those people who select to report their assault, they will probable want to vacation to Portland for an evaluation when this nurse is unavailable. Survivors are usually informed to hold out for numerous several hours until a qualified or educated nurse is accessible and are also instructed not to shower or adjust garments through this waiting interval, discouraging lots of from continuing the method. Abbey McDonald is a reporter for The Astorian. She joins us to share more on her reporting and how the lack of these specialized nurses are influencing Oregon’s North Coast.

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