Child Health Nurs Res.
2017 Apr;23(2):229-237. 10.4094/chnr.2017.23.2.229.
A Survey of Nurses' Perceptions on Child Abuse
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Nursing, Dongguk University Gyeongju, Korea.
- 2Division of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea. ksj@hallym.ac.kr
- 3Department of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2388617
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2017.23.2.229
Abstract
- PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate nurses' perceptions on child abuse.
METHODS
In this cross-sectional descriptive study, data were collected using a questionnaire and 217 nurses working in seven general hospitals were surveyed. The perception scale was divided into 4 subscales: physical, psychological, sexual abuse and neglect.
RESULTS
Nurses who suspected child abuse accounted for 18.1% of the nurses, and 41.9% of the nurses stated that they did not to report suspected child abuse. The nurses reported receiving only a little education about the prevention of child abuse. The mean score for perception on child abuse was high (3.59±0.31). Recognition of sexual abuse ranked highest, psychological abuse ranked lowest.
CONCLUSION
The findings from this research provide baseline information for understanding nurses' perceptions on child abuse, and may help in the development of appropriate education programs that will enable nurses to report child abuse.
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