The bridge: Providing nursing care for survivors of sexual violence

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 361-368

  Ross, Ratchneewan ^a   Draucker, Claire Burke ^a   Martsolf, Donna ^a   Adamle, Kathleen ^a   Chiang Hanisko, Lenny ^a   Lewandowski, Wendy ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Advanced practice nurse (APN).; Phenomenology; Review violence; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL CRIME; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77955066902     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00519.x     Document Type: Article

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