Child Health Nursing Research

Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing (한국아동간호학회)
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A Survey of Nurses' Perceptions on Child Abuse

아동학대에 대한 간호사의 인식조사

  • Min, Hae Young (Department of Nursing, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Shin-Jeong (Division of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Hallym University) ;
  • Lee, Jung Min (Division of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Hallym University) ;
  • Kang, So-Ra (Department of Nursing, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Lee, Ji-eun (Division of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Hallym University)
  • 민혜영 (동국대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 김신정 (한림대학교 간호학부.간호학연구소) ;
  • 이정민 (한림대학교 간호학부.간호학연구소) ;
  • 강소라 (이화여대 간호학부) ;
  • 이지은 (한림대학교 간호학부.간호학연구소)
  • Received : 2017.02.27
  • Accepted : 2017.03.22
  • Published : 2017.04.27
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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 ($3.59{\pm}0.31$). 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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