Am I Sure I Want to Go Down This Road? Hesitations in the Reporting of Child Maltreatment by Nurses
- 29 September 2010
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing
- Vol. 15 (4), 317-323
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6155.2010.00259.x
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the process of mandated reporting of child maltreatment by pediatric nurses. Qualitative description using a grounded theory lens was used with a cross-section of pediatric nurses. A point of divergence in the reporting process appears to occur at the first of three moderating points. When nurses hesitate at this first point, decision-making becomes complex and delays the reporting process, giving rise to two themes: "It's the law" and "The ones that haunt you." Increasing educational efforts focused on the recognition of child maltreatment may impact nurses' low rate of reporting.Keywords
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