Woman Abuse: Screening, Identification and Initial Response | Nursing Best Practice Guidelines

Woman Abuse: Screening, Identification and Initial Response

Pre-reading

Health Consequences of Women Abuse
Type of Abuse Screening
Definition of Women Abuse
Prevalence of Abuse on Women
Why Nurses Should Screen for Abuse?
What is the Nurses Role?
Revision Background
Health Consequences of Women Abuse on Children

Practice Reference – Evidence Informed Recommendations

Recommendations

At Point of Care

Framing Introductory Questions
How Should a Nurse Respond When Abuse is Identified?
Power and Control Wheel
Guiding Principles for Screening Abuse
Safety Planning
Barriers to Screening and Disclosure
Responding to Disclosure

Sample Tools

Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST)
HARK Questions
Abuse Assessment Screen – Disability (AAS-D)
Hurt, Insulted, Threatened with harm, Screamed at (HITS)
Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS)

Client’s and Families’ Education

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