Abstract

Intimate partner violence is a global health problem. Nurses are required to screen for IPV during each encounter with a patient. The aim of this study is to examine whether graduating nursing students are competent to assess for and manage patients who have experienced IPV.

Author Details

Barbara Anne Rome, MS, RN; Marion Yuga, SN; Shannon Kearney, SN; Christopher Caserma, SN -- Queensborough Community College, Bayside, New York, USA

Sigma Membership

Zeta Omega at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

Queensborough Community College, Bayside, New York, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Competency, Intimate Partner Violence, Senior Nursing Students

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Are senior nursing students competent in the assessment and management of intimate partner violence?

Melbourne, Australia

Intimate partner violence is a global health problem. Nurses are required to screen for IPV during each encounter with a patient. The aim of this study is to examine whether graduating nursing students are competent to assess for and manage patients who have experienced IPV.