FN 134 FAMILY NURSING_MODULE 9_DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – Rasmussen College | FN 134 FAMILY NURSING_MODULE 9_DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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FN 134 FAMILY NURSING_MODULE 9_DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – Rasmussen College “Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as ... part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse.” (National Coalition against Domestic Violence). Domestic violence is an epidemic affecting individuals in every community, regardless of age, economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, or nationality. Nurses play an important role in assisting those who fall victim to domestic abuse. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- References: (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.nursingcenter.com/CEArticle?an=00152258-201007000-00007&Journal_ID=417221&Issue_ID=1023357 (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from https://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/78497/001207.pdf Warning Signs of Domestic Violence? - AARDVARC.org. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/signs.shtml Warning Signs and Red Flags. (2011). Retrieved September 4, 2015, from The National Domestic Violence http://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/abuse-defined/ What is Domestic Violence? (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2015, from http://www.ncadv.org/need-support/what-is-domestic-violence [Show More]

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