TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Improving Intimate Partner Violence Protocols for Emergency Departments
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Dodge, Andrea Craig
A1  - McLoughlin, Elizabeth
A1  - Saltzman, Linda E.
A1  - Nah, Gregory
A1  - Skaj, Peggy
A1  - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
A1  - Lee, Debbie
SP  - 320
EP  - 338
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
N2  - A Protocol Assessment Tool (PAT) was developed to assess emergency departments's (EDs's) protocols regarding treatment of patients sustaining partner violence. Using this tool, project staff members evaluated the content of written protocols submitted by ED nurse managers in California and in a national sample in 1992-1993 and in 1996-1997. The number of protocols and their overall content improved significantly in California between 1992-1993 and 1996-1997, and there was a suggestion of improvement in the national sample. Advocacy efforts influenced Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations guidelines and California laws, which in turn may have stimulated increases in the quantity and quality of protocols. The PAT permits readers to evaluate their local facility's protocols.<p /> 
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SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778010222183080
ID  - ref1
ER  -