title: Effect of an intimate partner violence educational program on the attitudes of nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effect of an intimate partner violence (IPV) educational program on the attitudes of nurses toward victims.
  
  
  METHODS
  A quasi-experimental study utilizing a pretest and posttest.
  
  
  METHODS
  An urban health care system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-two inpatient nurses completed both the pretest and posttest.
  
  
  METHODS
  One-hour and 3-hour IPV educational programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Change in attitude was determined by scores from the Public Health Nurses' Response to Women Who Are Abused (PHNR), a standardized questionnaire that measures nurses' reactions to an IPV scenario. Parallel forms, each with a different scenario, were administered before and 2 months after the 1-hour and 3-hour educational sessions. Scores were analyzed using a repeated measures analysis of variance followed by multiple comparisons with Bonferroni adjustments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurses' PHNR scores increased significantly after attending the 1-hour session if they had previous IVP education and after the 3-hour session if they had no previous IVP education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Educational offerings should be tailored for nurses. For nurses with previous IVP education, offer a 1-hour update. For nurses with no previous IVP education, provide a 3-hour educational session. Further study is needed to determine if change in nurses' attitudes translates into improved screening, identification, and intervention for IPV victims.
authors.affiliation: Chreighton University School of Nursing, Omaha, NE 68178, USA. aschoening@creighton.edu
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schoening
authors.forename: Jullie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.forename: Jackie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McNichols
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Heermann
authors.forename: Sangeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agrawal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007318:Inservice Training; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000451:nursing*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population