title: Intimate partner violence: implications for critical care nursing.
abstract: IPV presents a serious health risk to many women. Emergency and critical care nurses are in a prime position for identification of and intervention with these women. Careful assessment and recognition of symptoms and conditions associated with IPV helps nurses to identify victims and potential victims. Building a trusting and supportive environment, where women feel comfortable disclosing abuse, precedes effective intervention. Nursing practice can incorporate the myriad resources and successful programs to provide victims with quality care. Before discharge from the critical care unit or ED, nurses can help women to identify their risk and plan for safety. Effective nursing care in IPV combines the traditional critical care nursing skills synergistically with provision for the biopsychosocial needs of patients.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University, School of Nursing & Health Studies, 3700 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA. acf25@georgetown.edu
authors.forename: Angela Frederick
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Amar
authors.forename: Catherine Wilson
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004282:Documentation; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007572:Jaw Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D008403:Mass Screening; D010346:Patient Care Management; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control