Domestic violence: what do nurse practitioners think?
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.
Bryant
Sharon A
SA
Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA. sbryant@binghamton.edu
Spencer
Gale A
GA
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