Citation

Sampselle CM. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Neonatal Nurs. 1991; 20(6): 481-487.

Affiliation

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.

Comment In:

J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 1992;21(2):140-1

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1757833

Abstract

Violence against women is a significant problem at every age. While nurses have increased their role in identifying and managing cases of women who have experienced physical and sexual abuse, they have been less active in preventing violence. Effective prevention requires an understanding of the prevalence and seriousness of the problem, awareness of the societal forces that foster and sustain it, and application of feminist principles to counteract those forces. The incidence of rape and battery in contemporary society is highlighted, and the societal forces of devaluation of women, power inequity, and treatment of women as property that maintain this destructive behavior are outlined. Preventive nursing actions derived from feminist philosophy that are applicable in clinical practice are discussed.

Language: en