Identifying and Managing Domestic Violence in Nursing

Course overview

The course provides 1 hour of continuing education for professionals, incorporating reading-based material and lesson tests in curricular modules. This course provides nursing professionals with the tools to identify victims and those at risk for domestic violence in healthcare, provide mental and physical victim-centered support, and navigate the legal concerns for both the victim and perpetrator. Course objectives include identifying types of violence and their impact in the United States, listing risk factors and health effects of domestic violence for the victims, identifying patients who are at risk or are experiencing domestic violence with physical and psychological signs, utilizing different screening tools, and identify possible interventions for the victims.