Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate Partner Violence Part 5
Lolita J. Henley
NURS/544
April 17, 2012
Kelley Hawes DNP, ANP-BC
Intimate Partner Violence Part 5 The Centers for Disease Control website (2012) noted that National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) reports an average of 24 people are victims of physical violence, rape, or stalking per minute by an intimate partner in the United States. During the course of a year that amounts to well over 12 million men and women. The survey numbers only reflect part of the problem. Approximately 1 million women are raped in a year and more than 6 million men and women experience stalking during a year. These findings indicate that intimate partner (IPV) violence accompanied with sexual violence, stalking are a widespread public health issue in the United States (CDC, 2012). Nies and McEwen (2011) state the largest single cause of injury to women between ages 15-44 in the United States is domestic violence. What can be done to change the outcomes of the above statistics? As mentioned before intimate partner violence is a hidden community public health issue. The first outcome goal for this aggregate would be to identify those who are at risk for intimate partner violence.
Identifying those at risk for IPV According to a fact sheet on “Understanding Intimate Partner Violence” developed by the CDC (2012) there are many factors that can lead to intimate partner violence, but having these risks factors does not mean the act of intimate partner violence will occur. Some of the risk factors include previous episodes of violence and aggression, witness to or victim of violence as a child, substance abuse, and lack of gainful employment and other stressful life events. The first intervention for intimate partner violence is identifying those who are high risk for this type of violence. Interventions needed in order to meet the goal of identifying those who are at risk include educating health care worker regarding some of
Lolita J. Henley
NURS/544
April 17, 2012
Kelley Hawes DNP, ANP-BC
Intimate Partner Violence Part 5 The Centers for Disease Control website (2012) noted that National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) reports an average of 24 people are victims of physical violence, rape, or stalking per minute by an intimate partner in the United States. During the course of a year that amounts to well over 12 million men and women. The survey numbers only reflect part of the problem. Approximately 1 million women are raped in a year and more than 6 million men and women experience stalking during a year. These findings indicate that intimate partner (IPV) violence accompanied with sexual violence, stalking are a widespread public health issue in the United States (CDC, 2012). Nies and McEwen (2011) state the largest single cause of injury to women between ages 15-44 in the United States is domestic violence. What can be done to change the outcomes of the above statistics? As mentioned before intimate partner violence is a hidden community public health issue. The first outcome goal for this aggregate would be to identify those who are at risk for intimate partner violence.
Identifying those at risk for IPV According to a fact sheet on “Understanding Intimate Partner Violence” developed by the CDC (2012) there are many factors that can lead to intimate partner violence, but having these risks factors does not mean the act of intimate partner violence will occur. Some of the risk factors include previous episodes of violence and aggression, witness to or victim of violence as a child, substance abuse, and lack of gainful employment and other stressful life events. The first intervention for intimate partner violence is identifying those who are high risk for this type of violence. Interventions needed in order to meet the goal of identifying those who are at risk include educating health care worker regarding some of
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