ERAKORRALISE MEDITSIINI OSAKONNA ÕDEDE KOKKUPUUDE NAISTEVASTAST PAARISUHTE VÄGIVALDA KOGENUD PATSIENTIDEGA
Emergency medicine department nurses contact with patients who have experienced intimate partner violence against women
Kristi Kopli, Anne Vahtramäe MNSc Abstact One link to help victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) is an emergency medicine department (EMD).The purpose of the thesis is to describe the North Estonia Medical Centre`s and the East–Tallinn Central Hospital EMD nurses` contact with IPV, their understanding about the IPV and need for a training related to victims. Within one month EMD nurses were asked to fill in the questionnaire. The sample´s criterions met 77 nurses, of whom 45 (58,4%) agreed to participate. The results were analyzed using the statistics program. The following results were found: three nurses out of 45 claim that they do not meet IPV victims. 29 nurses say that they let the doctor on call to know about IPV victim. This is seen as nurses duty. Less than half of the participated EMD nurses (17 nurses) counsel the patient, although bigger part find it as an emergency medicine nurses` job. About half of the nurses say that they get to know about the victim because patient herself starts talking about it. Six nurses say that if they ask about injuries that the woman has, IPV victims` explanation is not in accordance with their actual injuries. In nurses` opinion the most common reason for becoming a victim of IPV is that a man is influenced by alcohol or narcotics. 17 nurses feel the need for additional training related to IPV topics. The most important topics are psychological training for better communication with victims and how to find out that the person is a victim.
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