KMID : 1102120170230020229
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Child Health Nursing Research 2017 Volume.23 No. 2 p.229 ~ p.237
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A Survey of Nurses¡¯ Perceptions on Child Abuse
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Min Hae-Young
Kim Shin-Jeong Lee Jung-Min Kang So-Ra Lee Ji-Eun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate nurses¡¯ perceptions on child abuse.
Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, data were collected using a questionnaire and 217 nurses working in seven general hospitals were surveyed. The perception scale was divided into 4 subscales: physical, psychological, sexual abuse and neglect.
Results: Nurses who suspected child abuse accounted for 18.1% of the nurses, and 41.9% of the nurses stated that they did not to report suspected child abuse. The nurses reported receiving only a little education about the prevention of child abuse. The mean score for perception on child abuse was high (3.59¡¾0.31). Recognition of sexual abuse ranked highest, psychological abuse ranked lowest.
Conclusion: The findings from this research provide baseline information for understanding nurses¡¯ perceptions on child abuse, and may help in the development of appropriate education programs that will enable nurses to report child abuse.
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KEYWORD
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Child abuse, Nurses, Perception
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