TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Effect of an intimate partner violence educational program on the attitudes of nurses
JO  - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
A1  - Schoening, Anne M.
A1  - Greenwood, Jullie L.
A1  - McNichols, Jackie A.
A1  - Heermann, Judith A.
A1  - Agrawal, Sangeeta
SP  - 572
EP  - 579
VL  - 33
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of an intimate partner violence (IPV) educational program on the attitudes of nurses toward victims. DESIGN: A quasi-experimental study utilizing a pretest and posttest. SETTING: An urban health care system. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty-two inpatient nurses completed both the pretest and posttest. INTERVENTION: One-hour and 3-hour IPV educational programs. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Change in attitude was determined by scores from the Public Health Nurses' Response to Women Who Are Abused (PHNR), a standardized questionnaire that measures nurses' reactions to an IPV scenario. Parallel forms, each with a different scenario, were administered before and 2 months after the 1-hour and 3-hour educational sessions. Scores were analyzed using a repeated measures analysis of variance followed by multiple comparisons with Bonferroni adjustments. RESULTS: Nurses' PHNR scores increased significantly after attending the 1-hour session if they had previous IVP education and after the 3-hour session if they had no previous IVP education. CONCLUSION: Educational offerings should be tailored for nurses. For nurses with previous IVP education, offer a 1-hour update. For nurses with no previous IVP education, provide a 3-hour educational session. Further study is needed to determine if change in nurses' attitudes translates into improved screening, identification, and intervention for IPV victims.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0884-2175
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0884217504269901
ID  - ref1
ER  -