Intimate Partner Violence Screening in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Project
Intimate partner violence is a serious public health issue that can be addressed through identification and early intervention. Although screening for intimate partner violence in health care settings is recommended by medical and nursing organizations, it is underperformed. The project objectives were to increase intimate partner violence screening rates, identification, and the referrals/resources provided.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - Category: Nursing Authors: Laura Karnitschnig, Shawn Bowker Tags: Practice Improvement Source Type: research
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