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Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Increasing identification of domestic violence in emergency departments: A collaborative contribution to increasing the quality of practice of emergency nurses
Other Titles:	Contemporary Nurse : a Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession
Authors:	Prosser, Sue Boursnell, Melanie
Year:	2010
Publisher:	eContent Management
Citation:	No 1 Vol.: 35
Notes:	This project was initiated to improve the quality of identification and response practices of Emergency Department (ED) nursing staff dealing with possible victims of domestic violence (DV). Nursing staff were trained to identify three key actions in the pathway for domestic violence presentations in the ED. A survey of ED staff was taken pre-training to determine a base-line measure of self-reported knowledge regarding domestic violence policies and practices. The survey was re-administered 1 month and 6 months post-training. A file audit was also undertaken prior to and following the training. Results show the training improved the nurses' confidence, practice and skills in the identification of, and response to, domestic violence, particularly in relation to children. ED nurses are well placed to identify and respond to domestic violence as the ED provides a gateway into health services for women and their children. This paper reports on a participatory action research project which aimed to improve quality and practice around DV for ED staff. The dissemination of the results in this paper are considered to be essential to health services due to dearth of information and research about best practice initiatives for responding to and recognizing domestic violence in the ED. Copyright - Copyright eContent Management Pty Ltd Apr/May 2010Last updated - 2013-02-24ReferencesAllen, N. E., Lehrner, A., Mattison, E., Miles, T., & Russell, A. (2007). Promoting systems change in the health care response to domestic violence. Journal of Community Psychology, 35(1), 103-120.Astbury, J., Atkinson, J., Duke, J., Easteal, P., Kurrie, S.W., Tait, P., et al. (2000). The impact of domestic violence on the individual. Medical Journal of Australia, 173, 427-431.Bacchus, L., Mezel, G., & Bewley, S. (2003). Experiences of seeking help from health professionals in a sample of women who experienced domestic violence. Health & Social Care in the Community, 11(1), 10-24.Balousek, S., Plane, M. B., & Fleming, M. F. (2007). Prevalence of interpersonal abuse in primary care patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 22(9), 1268-1273.Bonomi, A. E., Thompson, R. S., Anderson, M. L., Reid, R. J., Dimer, J. A., Carrell, D., et al. (2006). Intimate partner violence and women's physical, mental and social functioning. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30(6), 458-466.Boyle, A., Jones, P., & Lloyd, S. (2004). The association between domestic violence and self harm in emergency medicine patients. Journal of Emergency Medicine, 23, 604-607.Boyle, A., Robinson, S., & Atkinson, P. (2004). Domestic violence in emergency medicine. Patients, Emergency Medical Journal, 21, 9-13.Campbell, J. C. (2002). Health consequences of intimate partner violence. Lancet, 359, 1331-1336.Campbell, J. C., Coben, J. H., McLoughlin, E., Dearwater, S., Nah, G., Glass, N., et al. (2001). An evaluation of a system-change training model to improve emergency department response to battered women. Academic Emergency Medicine, 8(2), 131-138.Cooley, B., & Frazer, C. (2006). Children and domestic violence: a system of safety in clinical practice. Australian Social Work, 59(4), 462-473.Ergonen, T. A., Salacin, S., Karademir, S., Gursel, S., & Musal, B. (2007). A domestic violence course for medical students: A study on its effectiveness. Journal of Family Violence, 22(6), 441-447.Feder, G., Ramsay, J., Dunne, D., Rose, M., Arsene, C., Norman, R., et al. (2009). How far does screening women for domestic (partner) violence in different health-care settings meet criteria for a screening programme? Systematic reviews of Nine UK National Screening Committee criteria. Health Technology Assessment, 13(16), 1-347.Fulfer, J. L, Tyler, J. J., Choi, N. J. S., Young, J. A., Verhulst, S. J., Kovach, R., et al. (2007). Using indirect questions to detect intimate partner violence the SAFE-T Questionnaire. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(2), 238-249.Hegarty, K., Hindmarsh, E. D., & Gilles, M. T. (2000). Domestic violence in Australia: Defi nition, prevalence and nature of presentation in clinical practice. Medical Journal of Australia, 173, 363-367.Hillard, P. J. (1985). Physical abuse in pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 66, 185-190.Inoue, K., & Armitage, S. (2006). Nurses' understanding of domestic violence. Contemporary Nurse, 21(2), 311-323.Kann, K., Withnell, S., Shakespeare, J., Doll, H., & Thomas, J. (2001). Domestic violence: A comparative survey of levels of detection, knowledge and attitudes in healthcare workers. Public Health, 115, 89-95.Koch, T., & Kralik D. (2006). Participatory action research health care. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.Koziol-McLain, J., Giddings, L., Rameka, M., & Fyfe, E. (2008). Intimate partner violence screening and brief intervention: Experiences of women in two New Zealand health care settings. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 53(6), 504-510.Kurz, D. (1990). Intervention[cut]
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ISSN:	10376178
Physical description:	Pages 35-46
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