Evaluating nurses' knowledge and skills in the detection of child abuse in the Emergency Department

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-13

  Keane, Carolyn ^a   Chapman, Rose ^b  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Institute of Health and Social Science Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Detection; Education; Emergency Department; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MANDATORY REPORTING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MANDATORY REPORTING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 43849110888     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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