Preparedness to Respond to Family Violence: A Cross-Sectional Study Across Clinical Areas.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Family violence (FV) is one of the most urgent health issues of our generation. While nurses play a vital role in identifying and supporting victim/survivors of violence, little is known about nursing readiness to respond across clinical areas.

Objective

This study aimed to compare and contrast the knowledge, confidence, clinical skills, and perceived barriers of nurses across three clinical areas of a tertiary trauma hospital in Melbourne, Australia, in responding to FV.

Method

A prospective, mixed methods design was used. The nursing staff at a large trauma hospital were approached to participate. Participants completed a brief online survey to quantify clinician-reported knowledge, clinical skills, and barriers to managing FV.

Results

Two hundre

SUBMITTER: Withiel TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557861 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature