When Closeness Breeds Cruelty: Helping Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
by Melissa Renee Schwartz, MSN, BSN, RNC
Expiration Date: December 31, 2010. No CE contact hours (CH) will be given after this date.
Purpose/goal: To provide registered nurses with information on how to recognize victims of intimate partner violence and take appropriate action.
Objectives
- Discuss the incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV).
- Identify the health consequences of the various types of abuse.
- Describe how to assess a patient for suspected abuse.
- Discuss appropriate care for victims of IPV.
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Melissa Renee Schwartz, MSN, BSN, RNC, is a Clinical Instructor at East Carolina University School of Nursing in Greenville, NC. The author does not have any financial arrangements with any corporations offering financial support or educational grants for continuing nursing education activities.
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