title: Ability of Nursing Students to Recognize Signs of Violence Against Women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was conducted to evaluate the ability of nursing students in a Turkish school of health science to recognize signs of violence against women.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a descriptive study. Data were collected via a personal information questionnaire and the Scale for Recognizing the Signs of Violence against Women by Nurses and Midwives. Two hundred fifty-nine students were included.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The students' total mean score on the Scale for Recognizing the Signs of Violence against Women by Nurses and Midwives was 17.79 ± 3.54.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In general, nursing students are unable to recognize signs of violence against women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The development and integration of courses on violence against women into the nursing curriculum are recommended. It is also recommended that the courses are offered every year of nursing education.
authors.affiliation: Hatay Health School Nursing Department, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tambağ
authors.affiliation: Hatay Health School Nursing Department, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zekiye
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Turan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013338:Students, Nursing; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Knowledge; nursing student; violence; woman