title: Domestic violence: what do nurse practitioners think?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine factors that influence nurse practitioners' (NPs) ability to incorporate universal domestic violence screening practices (e.g., asking, identifying, referring and reporting) into their practices.
  
  
  METHODS
  A stratified random survey of certified NPs in New York state was conducted in 1999. There were 118 family, women's health, OB/GYN, and adult NPs in the survey. Chi-square and ANOVA were used to analyze the data.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were significant differences in the domestic violence screening practices among women's health, OB/GYN, adult, and family NPs. Women's health and OB/GYN NPs were more likely to ask screening questions and identify victims of domestic violence than their other NP counterparts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need to identify strategies that encourage all NPs to incorporate universal domestic violence screening behaviors into their practices.
authors.affiliation: Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA. sbryant@binghamton.edu
authors.forename: Sharon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: Gale A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009518:New York; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires