title: Women who return to abusive relationships: a frustration for the critical care nurse.
abstract: Nurses caring for abused women become frustrated and concerned when their patients return to the violent relationship. This disconcerted feeling can hinder the care nurses render to these women, subsequently leaving the victim powerless. Understanding this phenomenon can improve patient care, increase the image of women and, ultimately, help banish violence against women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Goss
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DeJoseph
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003422:Critical Care; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012008:Recurrence; D013240:Stereotyping