Understanding abuse and violence against women: a two-day immersion course.

Full Abstract

The author describes a 2-day immersion course on woman abuse/family violence conducted for undergraduate nursing students. The goals of the course were to assist students in developing a commitment to routine screening, to become comfortable with screening questions, and to build confidence in their ability to respond to women who disclose past or present abuse.

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Author information

Author/s: Belknap, Ruth Ann (RA);

Affiliation: School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA. rabelknap(-atsign-)starband.net

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Nurse educator (Nurse Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2003 Jul-Aug; vol 28 (issue 4) : pp 170-4

Dates: Created 2003/07/24; Completed 2003/09/11; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12878895, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Attitude of Health Personnel
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - methods
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Mass Screening
Medicine in Literature
Nursing Assessment

Prejudice
Self Disclosure
Spouse Abuse - diagnosis; prevention & control; psychology; statistics & numerical data
Students, Nursing - psychology
Teaching - methods
Teaching Materials
United States - epidemiology
Women's Health

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