Citation

Ramsden C, Bonner M. Aust. Emerg. Nurs. J. 2002; 5(1): 15-20.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Australian Emergency Nurses Association of NSW, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S1328-2743(02)80028-1

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service (SESAHS) obtained Commonwealth funding from Partnerships Against Domestic Violence to pilot routine screening for domestic violence at a number of sites around the Health Service. One of the participating sites was the Emergency Department at Sutherland Hospital.
The aim of the pilot was for nursing staff to screen all women, sixteen years and over, for domestic violence for three months.
Following the pilot, an Early Identification and Intervention Model for domestic violence for the Emergency Department was designed using clinical indicators. This article will outline the model and its implementation. An evaluation of the model was undertaken which included feedback from staff and an audit of social work referrals.