Understanding abuse and violence against women: a two-day immersion course.
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.
Belknap
Ruth Ann
RA
School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA. rabelknap@starband.net
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011287:Prejudice; D012650:Self Disclosure; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health