@article{ref1,
title="Am I sure I want to go down this road? Hesitations in the reporting of child maltreatment by nurses",
journal="Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing",
year="2010",
author="Eisbach, Shelly S. and Driessnack, Martha",
volume="15",
number="4",
pages="317-323",
abstract="PURPOSE.  The purpose of this study was to explore the process of mandated reporting of child maltreatment by pediatric nurses. DESIGN & METHODS.  Qualitative description using a grounded theory lens was used with a cross-section of pediatric nurses. RESULTS.  A point of divergence in the reporting process appears to occur at the first of three moderating points. When nurses hesitate at this first point, decision-making becomes complex and delays the reporting process, giving rise to two themes: &quot;It's the law&quot; and &quot;The ones that haunt you.&quot; PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS.  Increasing educational efforts focused on the recognition of child maltreatment may impact nurses' low rate of reporting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1539-0136",
doi="10.1111/j.1744-6155.2010.00259.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6155.2010.00259.x"
}