Registered Nurses´ Association of Ontario
Woman Abuse: Screening, Identification and Initial Response PDA Guide
Table of Contents
- Why Nurses Should Screen for Abuse
- Prevalence
- Definition of Woman Abuse
- Power and Control Wheel
- Definitions
- Health Consequences of Woman Abuse
- Health Consequences of Woman Abuse on Children
- Practice Recommendations
- Education Recommendations
- Organization and Policy Recommendations
- Guiding Principles/Mnemonic Tool ABCD-ER
- Framing Introductory Questions
- Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS)
- Abuse Assessment Screen – Disability (AAS-D
- Practice Recommendations for Delirium, Dementia, and Depression
- Practice Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST)
- Barriers to Screening and Disclosure
- Safety Planning
- Videos
- Websites
- Sample Policy 1: Organizational Policy
- Sample Policy 2: Departmental/Unit Policy: The Eight Types of Abuses
- Sample Policy 2: Departmental/Unit Policy: Health Effects of Woman Abuse
- Sample Policy 3: Hospital Emergency Room Policy
