Nurses and Barriers to Screening for Intimate Partner Violence
- 1 July 2007
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing
- Vol. 32 (4), 238-243
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nmc.0000281964.45905.89
Abstract
To elicit thoughts from perinatal and emergency room nurses about barriers to screening for intimate partner violence (IPV). A survey was developed and distributed in hospitals and on a national perinatal listserv. Three hundred eighty-five nurses responded. Responses were grouped by content into the four most prominent categories: lack of privacy and time, need for resources and protocols, legal questions, and personal belief issues. The survey found that time alone with the patient to ask sensitive questions and offer support and safety information is a challenge for nurses, as are language barriers. Nurses who completed this survey suggested that routine screening intervals during prenatal care and after delivery may improve identification of IPV, because privacy may be less of a challenge in a clinic or office. Nurses would like brief, clear resources that include local IPV services and hotline numbers. They also would like regular continuing education about IPV in the clinical setting, including all aspects of IPV assessment, identification, and management.Keywords
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