Citation

Taylor J, Bradbury-Jones C. Nurs. Stand. (1987) 2015; 29(29): 53-58.

Affiliation

Child Protection Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Royal College of Nursing)

DOI

10.7748/ns.29.29.53.e9636

PMID

25783282

Abstract

Every nurse has a responsibility for protecting children, even nurses who do not work directly with children. However, nurses may be reluctant to deal with child maltreatment issues because they do not want to get things wrong or make a situation worse. The aim of this article is to assist nurses in their child protection role. It describes the different types of child maltreatment, the risk factors and potential consequences. The nurse's role in recognising and responding to suspected child maltreatment is discussed.

Language: en