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Child abuse : nurse identification of at-risk children Evans, Sandi

By: Material type: ArticleArticleAnalytics: Show analyticsPublication details: 2003ISSN:
  • 0112-7438
Subject(s): In: Nursing Praxis in New Zealand 19(3) 2003 : 22-28Summary: This article discusses how nurses are often the first health care professionals to see abused children. Therefore, risk assessments and the recognition and identification of abuse signs should be standard practice, especially in paediatric health care. The Ministry of Health has provided identification and response strategies for suspected child (and partner) abuse in the "Family Violence Intervention Guidelines" (2002), and this article highlights how these apply to Registered Nurses. The author explores how nurses can and should assess children for abuse in order to respond appropriately and promptly, as nurses play an important role in the identification and intervention of child abuse.
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This article discusses how nurses are often the first health care professionals to see abused children. Therefore, risk assessments and the recognition and identification of abuse signs should be standard practice, especially in paediatric health care. The Ministry of Health has provided identification and response strategies for suspected child (and partner) abuse in the "Family Violence Intervention Guidelines" (2002), and this article highlights how these apply to Registered Nurses. The author explores how nurses can and should assess children for abuse in order to respond appropriately and promptly, as nurses play an important role in the identification and intervention of child abuse.

Nursing Praxis in New Zealand 19(3) 2003 : 22-28