How Public Health Nurses Identify and Intervene in Child Maltreatment Based on the National Clinical Guideline

Objectives. To describe how Finnish public health nurses identify and intervene in child maltreatment and how they implement the National Clinical Guideline in their work. Design and Sample. Cross-sectional survey of 367 public health nurses in Finland. Measures. A web-based questionnaire developed...

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Published in:Nursing Research and Practice 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.127-133
Main Authors: Leila, Lehtomäki, Flinck, Aune, Helminen, Mika, Paavilainen, Eija
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child abuse & neglect
Control
Intervention
Nurses
Nursing
Public health
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Summary:Objectives. To describe how Finnish public health nurses identify and intervene in child maltreatment and how they implement the National Clinical Guideline in their work. Design and Sample. Cross-sectional survey of 367 public health nurses in Finland. Measures. A web-based questionnaire developed based on the content areas of the guideline: identifying, intervening, and implementing. Results. The respondents reported they identify child maltreatment moderately (mean 3.38), intervene in it better (4.15), and implement the guideline moderately (3.43, scale between 1 and 6). Those with experience of working with maltreated children reported they identify them better P
ISSN:2090-1429
2090-1437
DOI:10.1155/2014/425460