Evaluation of Domestic Violence Screening and Positive Screen Rates in Rural Hospital Emergency Departments

Introduction: Although Emergency Department (ED) patients are to be screened for domestic violence (DV), not all patients are screened. The objectives of this study were to quantify rural community hospital overall ED patient DV screening rates and positive DV screen rates. Methods: In this retrospe...

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Main Authors: Devin K Trinkley, Sandra H. Bryan, Karen Gabel Speroni, Ruth Ann Jones, Hubert A. Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rural Nurse Organization; Binghamton University 2012-03-01
Series:Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care
Online Access:https://rnojournal.binghamton.edu/index.php/RNO/article/view/92