Asking about abuse and assessing for family violence : part of nurses' caring role
Manchester, Anne
Asking about abuse and assessing for family violence : part of nurses' caring role Manchester, Anne - 2007
Subscriber access: http://bit.ly/aKF2Fe Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand 13(10) November 2007 : 10-11
This article discusses a New Zealand family violence intervention programme which implemented routine questioning of women about family violence. The short article describes how the questions have become part of nurses' regular patient assessment, and is now an accepted part of their work particularly for nurses in maternity and paediatric wards, acute assessment areas, emergency departments and mental health units.
COMMUNITIES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
HEALTH
INTERVENTION
NURSING
NEW ZEALAND
Asking about abuse and assessing for family violence : part of nurses' caring role Manchester, Anne - 2007
Subscriber access: http://bit.ly/aKF2Fe Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand 13(10) November 2007 : 10-11
This article discusses a New Zealand family violence intervention programme which implemented routine questioning of women about family violence. The short article describes how the questions have become part of nurses' regular patient assessment, and is now an accepted part of their work particularly for nurses in maternity and paediatric wards, acute assessment areas, emergency departments and mental health units.
COMMUNITIES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
HEALTH
INTERVENTION
NURSING
NEW ZEALAND