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Effect of an intimate partner violence educational program on the attitudes of nurses
Anne M Schoening1, Jullie L Greenwood, Jackie A McNichols
1Chreighton University School of Nursing, Omaha, NE 68178, USA. aschoening@creighton.edu
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.
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