TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Nursing students' perceptions of identifying and managing sex-trafficking cases: a focus group study
JO  - Journal of Nursing Management
A1  - Ropero-Padilla, Carmen
A1  - Rodriguez-Arrastia, Miguel
A1  - Molina-Torres, Guadalupe
A1  - Márquez-Hernández, Verónica V.
A1  - Gutiérrez-Puertas, Lorena
A1  - Aguilera-Manrique, Gabriel
A1  - Rodríguez-García, Mª Carmen
A1  - Roman, Pablo
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - AIM: To explore nursing students' perceptions of the identification and medical care of sex-trafficking victims and how to improve the care provided based on the identified barriers. <br><br>BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that more than 87% of sex-trafficking victims establish contact with health professionals, their lack of awareness and training hinders their ability to assist victims properly. <br><br>METHODS: A descriptive qualitative study was carried out using 11 focus groups of nursing students after a simulated case of sex-trafficking victim. The analysis of results was conducted through content analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 110 fourth-year nursing students participated in this study. After performing the data analysis, three main categories emerged: (i) making a health issue visible, (ii) identifying sex-trafficking victims: resources based on evidence-based practice, and (iii) educational resources on sex-trafficking in nursing degree. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that through clinical simulation, integrating content regarding the medical care of vulnerable groups can be useful for developing the skills necessary to provide effective care from a trauma-informed approach. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Health institutions, senior charge nurses, and other health service managers should be aware of the current need for sex-trafficking training, structural-level changes and updated evidence-based guidelines and protocols with other service providers and law enforcement to provide high-quality care.    Keywords: Human trafficking; <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0966-0429
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13486
ID  - ref1
ER  -