Are We Asking? Nurse Practitioners’ Interpersonal Violence Screening Practices

Authors

Melissa A. Sutherland
M. Katherine Hutchinson, University of Rhode Island
Heidi Collins Fantasia
Bing Si
Lan Jiang

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

10-1-2020

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examined nurse practitioners’ (NPs’) intimate partner and sexual violence screening behaviors and identified associated factors. A survey invitation was mailed to 1000 primary care NPs, and the final sample included 170 NPs. The mean rate of violence screening was 18.9%. Of NPs who responded, 56% reported screening “almost none” of the female patients for violence during the past 3 months. Main concerns included time required to screen (32.3%) and disruption to clinic operations (18.3%). Nearly 80% of the NPs reported a need for additional training as a barrier to intimate partner and sexual violence screening.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volume

16

Issue

9

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Sutherland, Melissa A., M. K. Hutchinson, Heidi C. Fantasia, Bing Si, and Lan Jiang. "Are We Asking? Nurse Practitioners’ Interpersonal Violence Screening Practices." Journal for Nurse Practitioners 16, 9 (2020): 683-688. doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.07.023.