The decision-making processes adopted by rurally located mandated professionals when child abuse or neglect is suspected

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-69

  Francis, Karen ^a   Chapman, Ysanne ^b   Sellick, Kenneth ^a   James, Ainlsey ^a   Mile, Maureen ^a   Jones, Janet ^a   Grant, Julie ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mandatory reporting; Medical doctors; Nurses; Police; Teachers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; NURSING PRACTICE; POLICE; RURAL POPULATION; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DECISION MAKING; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POLICE; RURAL POPULATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 84865543238     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2012.41.1.58     Document Type: Article

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