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BVC-sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av samtal med vårdnadshavare vars barn far illa eller misstänkts fara illa

Molyneux, Cecilia LU and Angemark, Kerstin LU (2015) DSKM50 20152
Department of Health Sciences
Abstract
Introduction: For nurses and other health professionals the obligation to notify social services about child abuse is a problem of complex nature given the difficulty of identifying child abuse. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the child health care nurses´ experiences of dialogues with guardians of children at risk, with focus on the relationship. Method: The data consist of interviews with nine child health care nurses´ which were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Result: The child health care nurses´ experienced the dialogues as demanding. Informing about the report, showing commitment, being honest with the suspicion, confirming emotions, meeting with respect and encouraging parenting skills were important... (More)
Introduction: For nurses and other health professionals the obligation to notify social services about child abuse is a problem of complex nature given the difficulty of identifying child abuse. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the child health care nurses´ experiences of dialogues with guardians of children at risk, with focus on the relationship. Method: The data consist of interviews with nine child health care nurses´ which were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Result: The child health care nurses´ experienced the dialogues as demanding. Informing about the report, showing commitment, being honest with the suspicion, confirming emotions, meeting with respect and encouraging parenting skills were important communication strategies. Conclusion: Child health care nurses´ need to use specific communicative strategies to maintain a reliant relationship with the guardians in order to create conditions to support the families and help the abused child to well-being. (Less)
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author
Molyneux, Cecilia LU and Angemark, Kerstin LU
supervisor
organization
course
DSKM50 20152
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Child abuse, child health care nurse, nurses´experiences, nurseguardian relationship, communication strategies
language
Swedish
id
8168417
date added to LUP
2015-11-16 15:29:05
date last changed
2015-12-14 13:21:37
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  abstract     = {{Introduction: For nurses and other health professionals the obligation to notify social services about child abuse is a problem of complex nature given the difficulty of identifying child abuse. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the child health care nurses´ experiences of dialogues with guardians of children at risk, with focus on the relationship. Method: The data consist of interviews with nine child health care nurses´ which were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Result: The child health care nurses´ experienced the dialogues as demanding. Informing about the report, showing commitment, being honest with the suspicion, confirming emotions, meeting with respect and encouraging parenting skills were important communication strategies. Conclusion: Child health care nurses´ need to use specific communicative strategies to maintain a reliant relationship with the guardians in order to create conditions to support the families and help the abused child to well-being.}},
  author       = {{Molyneux, Cecilia and Angemark, Kerstin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{BVC-sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av samtal med vårdnadshavare vars barn far illa eller misstänkts fara illa}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}