Assessing for sexual abuse.

Publication/Presentation Date

3-1-1997

Abstract

1. Knowing the sexual abuse history of a patient contributes to a greater understanding of the patient's clinical problems and facilitates appropriate discharge planning. 2. Obtaining a history of sexual abuse is not always part of the nursing admission assessment sheet, and many staff members have little or no training on the therapeutic interventions for a history of sexual abuse. 3. The lack of staff training and the ambiguous nature of sexual abuse assessment must be examined in relationship to quality patient care.

Volume

35

Issue

3

First Page

26

Last Page

30

ISSN

0279-3695

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

9076706

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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