Creating a Strategic Plan
Retention Issues
FRIS wanted to ensure that the area had enough SANEs and advocates to operate 24/7on-call programs. Assuming there would be attrition during the first year of the project, FRIS planned to train a greater number of SANE and advocate candidates than was actually needed. However, retention of SANEs and advocates was not a significant problem. It became more of an issue during the second year when the project expanded its service area to include an additional county.
FRIS wanted to ensure that the area had enough SANEs and advocates to operate 24/7on-call programs. Assuming there would be attrition during the first year of the project, FRIS planned to train a greater number of SANE and advocate candidates than was actually needed. However, retention of SANEs and advocates was not a significant problem. It became more of an issue during the second year when the project expanded its service area to include an additional county.
Recruiting and Training SANE Nurses
- Develop job descriptions and applications for SANE nurses.
- Develop SANE commitment agreements.
- Recruit nurses for SANE training sessions.
- Conduct training sessions (all SANEs are to receive both adult and pediatric training). Train a minimum of 30 nurses to be SANEs.
- Secure contractual agreements from a minimum of 12 to 15 newly trained SANEs to participate in the project on an on-call basis.