Ethical decision making and mandatory reporting in cases of suspected child abuse

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 258-265

  Greipp, Mary Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MODEL; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; REVIEW;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MODELS, NURSING;

EID: 0031264003     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5245(97)90081-X     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. American Nurses' Association. (1985). Code for nurses with interpretive statements. Kansas City, MO: ANA.
2. Belsky, J. (1991). Psychological maltreatment: Definitional limitations and unstated assumptions. Development and Psychopathology, 3, 31-36.
3. Belsky, J. (1993). Etiology of child maltreatment: A developmental-ecological analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 114, 413-434.
4. Bourne, R., Chadwick, D.L., Kanda, M., & Ricci, L.R. (1993). When you suspect child abuse. Patient Care, 27, 22-26, 28, 33-34, 37-38, 40, 46-48, 51-52, 54.
5. Bronfenbrenner, U. (1979). The ecology of human development: Experiments by nature and design. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
6. Brunngraber, L.S. (1986). Father-daughter incest: Immediate and long-term effects of sexual abuse. Advances in Nursing Science, 8, 15.
7. Children's Defense Fund. (1996). The state of America's children yearbook. Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.
8. Devlin, B.K., & Reynolds, E. (1994). Child abuse. American Journal of Nursing, 94, 26-31.
9. Egeland, B., & Erickson, M.F. (1987). Psychologically unavailable caregiving. In M.R. Brassard, R. German, & S.N. Hart (Eds.), Psychological maltreatment of children and youth (pp 110-120). New York: Pergamon Press.
10. Finkelhor, D. (1994). The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18, 409-417.
11. Finkelhor, D., Asdigian, N., & Dziuba-Leatherman, J. (1995). The effectiveness of victimization prevention instruction: An evaluation of children's responses to actual threats and assaults. Child Abuse & Neglect, 19, 141-153.
12. Finkelhor, D., & Dziub-Leatherman, J. (1995). Victimization prevention programs: A national survey of children' s exposure and reactions. Child Abuse & Neglect, 19, 129-139.
13. Frazier, L.D., Barchman, V., & Alexander, R.C. (1992). Physical and behavioral signs of sexual abuse in infants and toddlers. Infants and Young Children, 5, 1-12.
14. Greipp, M. (1992a). Greipp's model of ethical decision making. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 17, 734-738.
15. Greipp, M. (1992b). Undermedication for pain: An ethical model. Advances in Nursing Science, 15, 44-53.
16. Greipp, M. (1993). An ethical model for pain management practitioners. American Journal of Pain Management, 3, 122-127.
17. Helfer, R.E., & Kempe, R.S. (1987). The battered child. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
18. International Council of Nurses. (1977). Code for nurses. Geneva: ICN.
19. Monteleone, J.A. (1994). Recognition of child abuse for the mandated reporter. St. Louis: Mosby.
20. Panel on Research on Child Abuse and Neglect Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education National Research Council. (1993). Understanding child abuse and neglect. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
21. Pillitteri, A., Seidl, A., Smith, C., & Stanton, M. (1992). Parent gender, victim gender, and family socioeconomic level influences on the potential reporting by nurses of physical child abuse. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 15, 239-247.
22. Reiniger, A., Robison, E., & McHugh, M. (1995). Mandated training of professionals: A means for improving reporting of suspected child abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 19, 63-69.
23. Tilden, J.P., Schmidt, T.A., Limandri, D., Chiodo, G., Garland, M.J., & Loveless, P.A.. (1994). Factors that influence clinicians assessment and management of family violence. American Journal of Public Health, 84, 628-633.
24. U.S. Department of Commerce. (1995). Statistical abstract of the United States 1995. 115th ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
25. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. (1995). A nation's shame: Fatal child abuse and neglect in the United States. A report of the US advisory board on child abuse and neglect. Fifth Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
26. Zellman, G.L. (1991). Report decision-making patterns among mandated child abuse reporters. Child Abuse & Neglect, 14, 325-333.