title: The role of the nurse in combating human trafficking.
abstract: Human trafficking, also called modern slavery, happens worldwide--and the United States is no exception. Within our borders, thousands of foreign nationals and U.S. citizens, many of them children, are forced or coerced into sex work or various forms of labor every year. Nurses and other health care providers who encounter victims of trafficking often don't realize it, and opportunities to intervene are lost. Although no one sign can demonstrate with certainty when someone is being trafficked, there are several indicators that clinicians should know. This article provides an overview of human trafficking, describes how to recognize signs that a person is being trafficked and how to safely intervene, and offers an extensive resource list.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. ds842@drexel.edu
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sabella
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003068:Coercion; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D033161:Government Regulation; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009938:Organizations; D011477:Sex Work / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States