International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 5-13 , January 2008

Evaluating nurses’ knowledge and skills in the detection of child abuse in the Emergency Department

  • Carolyn Keane, RN, BSc (Nursing) (Staff Development Educator – Critical Care)

      Affiliations

    • Fremantle Hospital, P.O. Box 480, Fremantle, W.A. 6959, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 08 9341 3224; fax: +61 08 9431 3531; mobile: +61 0418 197 364.
    • ,
  • Rose Chapman, RN, PhD candidate; MSc (Nursing) (Senior Lecturer, Director)

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Nursing Practice, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University of Technology and Nurse Research Consultant, Joondalup Health Campus, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 08 9266 2095; fax: +61 08 9266 2959; mobile: +61 0401 103 460.

Received 25 July 2007 ,Revised 26 October 2007 ,Accepted 11 November 2007.

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PII: S1755-599X(07)00113-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2007.11.006

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 5-13 , January 2008

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