Citation

McCarthy J, Stagg D. J. Christ. Nurs. 2020; 37(1): 24-31.

Affiliation

Jessica McCarthy, DNP, MHSA, APRN, FNP-BC, is junior-level semester coordinator for the BSN curriculum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA. She works as a family nurse practitioner at Minute Med Walk-In Clinic. Denise Stagg, PhD, CNE, is an assistant professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, teaching in the MSN and BSN programs and serving as a clinical instructor for community health.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Nurses Christian Fellowship, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/CNJ.0000000000000679

PMID

31809378

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs across all cultures, ethnicities, socioeconomic classes, and educational backgrounds. Nurses should be aware of IPV and causative factors that include personal attributes, stressors, and community issues. The Intimate Partner Exposome conceptual model is used to identify exogenous and endogenous IPV risk factors. In addition, distinctive environmental factors can increase risk for IPV. The purpose of this article is to increase recognition of causative factors and presenting signs to enhance the nurse's ability to identify and assist IPV victims.

Language: en