Yes there are classes that you can take. Some are even online you
can also do a web search for it and maybe find some local classes.
The classroom part isn't supose to be that bad. The hardest part
for nurses ususally is finding enough assalt pts to do your clinical
part. One of the nurse I work with completed the everything for the
class but because we live in small area she couldn't complete the
clinical.

--- In nursebob@yahoogroups.com, "Terry Dover" <trdover@...> wrote:
>
> How can you become certified to become a SANE? Are there classes
given? Thanks for the input
>
> TE
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: chris_rn2006<mailto:chris_rn2006@...>
> To: nursebob@yahoogroups.com<mailto:nursebob@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:39 PM
> Subject: Re: heparin flushes
>
>
> SANE nurses are for sexual assalt pts. They have to go through a
> special forensic course to collect evidence.
> --- In
nursebob@yahoogroups.com<mailto:nursebob@yahoogroups.com>, noelle05@
wrote:
> >
> > Um, is SANE a real title? What does it stand for?
> > :0
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: "Barbara Dallas" <bdallas@>
> > There seems to be controversy about using heparin -vs. -
saline to
> flush multi-lumen catheters. The traditional method of flushing
> each port Q 8 hrs with heparin flush is a bit much. However, I
have
> found a clotted port or two when just saline is used to flush.
It
> would seem reasonable to flush with heparin only once every 24
> hours, as this is how a PICC is maintained. What is the current
> practice recommendation?
> > Thanks for your time.
> >
> > Barb Dallas, RN, BSN, SANE
> > Lincoln County Medical Center
> >
>