title: Coping with domestic violence against children and adolescents from the perspective of primary care nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the actions reported by primary care nurses in the fight against domestic violence against children and adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative research conducted at five family health centres in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected in the second half of 2013 through semi-structured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two thematic cores emerged: "Public policies identified by the nurses" and "Nurses' actions regarding violence permeated by fear and conflicts". The nurses were familiar with public policies, but they were unable to put them into practice; they were unprepared to identify and cope with the violence; they did not participate in training courses; they were afraid to report the detected cases of violence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The main limitations to the practical work of nurses are work burden, lack of security, and the dynamics of work that is not articulated with the protection network, which causes the underreporting of cases of domestic violence.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jéssica Totti
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Beserra
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scatena
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Faculdade de Enfermagem Nossa Senhora das Graças. Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lygia Maria Pereira da
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria das Graças Carvalho
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Ferriani
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D059017:Primary Care Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011640:Public Policy; D012941:Social Responsibility; D016526:Workload