Development and psychometric evaluation of the reporting suspected child abuse and neglect (RSCAN) scale for United States registered nurses

In the United States (US), nurses have a mandated duty to report child abuse and neglect (CAN). Despite comprising the highest proportion of the US healthcare workforce, limited research has explored the institutional barriers they face in reporting suspected CAN. Furthermore, there is no existing valid and reliable measure of reporting relevant to US. The purpose of this research is to develop and psychometrically evaluate a scale to measure nurse knowledge and self-efficacy as CAN mandated reporters.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research