Domestic Violence

Course overview

At the conclusion of this program, participants will: 1. Describe two statistics representing the prevalence of domestic violence in the U.S.; 2. Name two types of domestic abuse other than physical or sexual abuse; 3. Name two distinct mechanisms of emotional abuse; 4. Describe at least two mechanisms of psychological abuse; 5. Describe two unique risk for children who have witnessed abuse; 6. Identify the female age groups at greatest risk for intimate partner violence; 7. Name and describe the components of the "cycle of violence"; 8. Describe two possible reasons why victims remain with abusers; 9. Describe two ways in which the Affordable Care Act provides for abuse victims; 10. Describe at least two ways in which nurses can assess for domestic violence and guide victims to resources.