Swedish School Nurses' Experiences of Child Abuse

Autor/inn/en	Sundler, Annelie J.; Whilson, Marie; Darcy, Laura; Larsson, Margaretha
Titel	Swedish School Nurses' Experiences of Child Abuse
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 37 (2021) 3, S.176-184 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sundler, Annelie J.) ORCID (Larsson, Margaretha)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840519863843
Schlagwörter	School Nurses; Child Abuse; Foreign Countries; Role; Child Health; Identification; Disclosure; Comparative Analysis; Age Differences; School Size; Work Experience; Surveys; Violence; Sexual Abuse; Competence; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Ausland; Rollen; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Gewalt; Sexueller Missbrauch; Kompetenz; Schweden
Abstract	Child abuse recognition and the protection of children is a global concern. In Sweden, the role of the school nurse (SN) is to promote schoolchildren's health and development and to identify and prevent harm. The aim of this study was to describe Swedish SN experiences of suspecting, identifying, and reporting child abuse and to compare them with respect to (a) years of experience as SN, (b) age of SN, and (c) pupil population size. A descriptive design was used. Two-hundred and thirty-three SNs completed a survey detailing their experiences. Most SNs (96%) reported having suspected a child suffering from physical or psychological abuse. Approximately half of them reported occurrences of honor-related violence (54%) and of child sexual abuse (57%). SNs with less nursing experience reported significantly less recognition and reporting of child abuse. The findings indicate that experiences of child abuse are common. Thus, it is vital that SNs have the necessary competency and support to identify and report suspected child abuse. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01