TY - JOUR
T1 - Increasing the rate of identification of battered women in an emergency department
T2 - Use of a nursing protocol
AU - Tilden, Virginia Peterson
AU - Shepherd, Peg
PY - 1987/8
Y1 - 1987/8
N2 - In recognition of the increasing problem of family violence, the authors developed and tested an interview protocol focused on female victims of family violence. The purpose of the protocol was to increase nurses' identification of battered women receiving care in the emergency department. Using a time‐series design, data were collected from patient records during four months prior to introduction of the protocol. These data were compared to comparable post‐protocol data. There was a significant increase in nursing staff identification of female domestic violence victims following introduction of the protocol.
AB - In recognition of the increasing problem of family violence, the authors developed and tested an interview protocol focused on female victims of family violence. The purpose of the protocol was to increase nurses' identification of battered women receiving care in the emergency department. Using a time‐series design, data were collected from patient records during four months prior to introduction of the protocol. These data were compared to comparable post‐protocol data. There was a significant increase in nursing staff identification of female domestic violence victims following introduction of the protocol.
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U2 - 10.1002/nur.4770100403
DO - 10.1002/nur.4770100403
M3 - Article
C2 - 3503315
AN - SCOPUS:0023394339
SN - 0160-6891
VL - 10
SP - 209
EP - 215
JO - Research in Nursing & Health
JF - Research in Nursing & Health
IS - 4
ER -