“One of the most important subjects for a healthcare worker”: Cross‐sectional student evaluation of family violence best practice response curriculum

• Published in: Nursing & health sciences Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 195 - 203
• Main Authors: Ison, Jessica, Hooker, Leesa, Allen‐Leap, Molly, Newton, Michelle, Taft, Angela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.03.2022; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Australia; Best practice; College students; Cross-Sectional Studies; Curricula; Curriculum; Domestic Violence; education; Educational evaluation; Families & family life; Health care; Health care industry; Health Personnel; Health services; healthcare providers; Humans; Intimate Partner Violence; Knowledge; Medical personnel; Nurses; nursing; Polls & surveys; Students; Surveys and Questionnaires; Survivor; universities; Victims; Well being; Workforce; Australia; healthcare providers; education; universities; intimate partner violence; domestic violence; nursing; curriculum

Family violence can affect the health and well‐being of victim‐survivors. Nurses and other healthcare providers are well placed to respond to family violence, yet evidence shows that nurses have limited knowledge of family violence and students are unprepared for this work. The objective of this stu...