Shaqiqi Wejdan, Innab Adnan
College of Nursing, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for HealthSciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nursing Administration and Education, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Adv Nurs. 2023 Apr;79(4):1553-1563. doi: 10.1111/jan.15424. Epub 2022 Sep 5.
To assess nursing students' attitudes, professional roles, perceived knowledge and preparedness in managing intimate partner violence.
A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used.
The sample consisted of 191 nursing students from 14 universities in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected from November to December 2021 using the Inventory of Beliefs about Intimate Partner Violence, Nursing Roles and Values, Educational Preparedness and Self-Efficacy scales.
The students' attitudes, professional roles, perceived knowledge and preparedness were moderate. When nursing students perceived themselves as knowledgeable, they rejected intimate partner violence, were in favour of their roles in managing intimate partner violence and were confident in their abilities to deal with this issue in practice. Only a quarter of the participants had received education on intimate partner violence although more than half of them were in their fourth year. Female participants had experienced domestic violence/intimate partner violence at a greater rate than male participants. Nursing students who had been exposed to education on intimate partner violence rejected intimate partner violence, but those who experienced domestic violence/intimate partner violence had more tolerant attitudes.
This study helps identify potential barriers to preparing nursing students for providing care for victims of intimate partner violence. There is a lack of adequate intimate partner violence educational content in nursing curricula. Establishing effective intimate partner violence education that integrates clinical training in nursing schools is crucial for enhancing students' attitudes and confidence in managing intimate partner violence.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a major global health problem leading to serious long-term physical and mental health consequences. Nurses have professional roles to fulfil in preventing and managing IPV. Little is known about the attitudes and preparedness of nursing students to manage IPV, especially in the Middle East. Nursing students neither tolerated nor justified IPV and possessed moderate views about the role of nurses in managing it. The students believed that they had adequate knowledge, but their preparedness to manage IPV was lower than their perceived knowledge. A positive and significant relationship was found between IPV education and students' attitudes, although IPV education was not adequately established in undergraduate nursing programs in Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of domestic violence/IPV experiences among the participants was considerable and was higher among female participants. Personally experiencing violence had a significant negative influence on the students' attitudes toward IPV. Nursing curricula should include IPV education that offers training opportunities where the students are able to apply theory in practice. Nursing schools must provide support and consultation for students who are victims or survivors of domestic violence/IPV. Further studies are needed to investigate the effects of IPV on students' attitudes and preparedness for managing it in clinical settings.
评估护理专业学生在处理亲密伴侣暴力方面的态度、专业角色、感知知识和准备情况。
采用横断面描述性研究设计。
样本包括来自沙特阿拉伯14所大学的191名护理专业学生。2021年11月至12月期间，使用关于亲密伴侣暴力的信念量表、护理角色与价值观量表、教育准备情况量表和自我效能量表收集数据。
学生的态度、专业角色、感知知识和准备情况处于中等水平。当护理专业学生认为自己知识丰富时，他们会拒绝亲密伴侣暴力，支持自己在处理亲密伴侣暴力方面的角色，并对自己在实践中处理这个问题的能力充满信心。尽管超过一半的参与者处于四年级，但只有四分之一的参与者接受过亲密伴侣暴力方面的教育。女性参与者遭受家庭暴力/亲密伴侣暴力的比例高于男性参与者。接受过亲密伴侣暴力教育的护理专业学生拒绝亲密伴侣暴力，但那些经历过家庭暴力/亲密伴侣暴力的学生态度更为宽容。
本研究有助于确定护理专业学生为亲密伴侣暴力受害者提供护理准备方面的潜在障碍。护理课程中缺乏足够的亲密伴侣暴力教育内容。在护理学校建立有效的亲密伴侣暴力教育并将临床培训纳入其中，对于增强学生处理亲密伴侣暴力的态度和信心至关重要。
针对女性的亲密伴侣暴力是一个重大的全球健康问题，会导致严重的长期身心健康后果。护士在预防和处理亲密伴侣暴力方面有专业职责。对于护理专业学生处理亲密伴侣暴力的态度和准备情况知之甚少，尤其是在中东地区。护理专业学生既不容忍也不认可亲密伴侣暴力，对护士在处理亲密伴侣暴力中的作用持中等看法。学生们认为自己有足够的知识，但他们处理亲密伴侣暴力的准备情况低于他们的感知知识。尽管沙特阿拉伯本科护理课程中亲密伴侣暴力教育尚未充分确立，但亲密伴侣暴力教育与学生态度之间存在积极且显著的关系。参与者中家庭暴力/亲密伴侣暴力经历的发生率相当高，且女性参与者中更高。亲身经历暴力对学生对亲密伴侣暴力的态度有显著负面影响。护理课程应包括亲密伴侣暴力教育，提供学生能够将理论应用于实践的培训机会。护理学校必须为遭受家庭暴力/亲密伴侣暴力的受害者或幸存者学生提供支持和咨询。需要进一步研究调查亲密伴侣暴力对学生态度以及在临床环境中处理亲密伴侣暴力的准备情况的影响。
