IPV and Pregnancy: What Forensic Nurses Need to Know

Course Description

This course provides registered nurses and forensic nurses the education to recognize the subtle signs of IPV and appropriately intervene to ensure safety for those involved.

Learning Outcomes

85% of learners who attend the entire online educational webinar, will report a self-increase in knowledge regarding common indicators of IPV, factors for IPV in pregnancy, and possible health outcomes for the mother and child related to IPV.

Content Warning

The content in this course necessarily discusses the sexual assault of people, which may be emotionally and intellectually challenging. We do our best to make this course a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content. This course includes realistic portrayals of patients that have experienced sexual assault and may be triggering for some.

2026 Session Details

Session	IHS Registration OPEN Date	Registration OPEN Date	Registration CLOSE Date	Course Begins	Course Ends
1	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

This is an online asynchronous course.

Nursing Professional Development

1.5 hours awarded upon completion.

Alternate Continuing Education

N/A

Course Price

Non-Texas Resident	Texas Resident	HRSA Grantee	IHS Participant
$30	$30	$30	$30

Non-Texas Resident: Health care professionals who do not reside or work in a Texas health care facility.

Texas Resident: Health care professionals who reside or work in a Texas health care facility. Proof of Texas residence or Texas employment will be required to register.

HRSA Grantee: Health care professional who has submitted an application for the HRSA Grantee program and has been approved.

IHS Participant: Attending on behalf of Indian Health Service (IHS).

Delivery Modality

This course will be delivered completely online (via https://tamu.instructure.com).

Once you are registered, you will be loaded to the online course in Canvas and provided information on how to create a username/password and access the Canvas Learning Management System.

Prerequisite

No courses. Unencumbered license is required.

Cancellation & Refund Policies

N/A

The education is supported by the Texas Attorney General (OAG) under contract #2094878-01, entitled Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program, totaling $500,000 for Texas residents and those who are employed in Texas health care facilities.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant #T96HP32499, Advanced Nurse Education – Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, totaling $1,500,000, with zero percent financed by non-governmental sources. The contents and opinions are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

The Texas A&M University College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.