'Awareness to the Health Problem of Violence Against Women\r'

'The American Nurses Association (ANA) supports command of nurses, health terror providers and women in skills necessary for taproom of fury against women; assessment of women in health disposeing institutions and connection lays; and research on military force against women. ANA call backs at that place is a need to increase awareness to the heath problem of violence against women, as well as reduce injuries and psychological misery associated with this crime. ANA believes health bang professionals must be educated as to their utilisation in the assessment, intervention, and keepion of somatogenetic violence against women.\r\nFurther, ANA supports the course 2000 Health Objectives, which assign the surveillance, prevention and intervention for ruby behavior as a priority ex be given for the nation. Physical violence against women is behavior intended to travel to harm and includes, slapping, kicking, choking, punching, pushing, use of objects such as weapons, strained sexual activity and injury or decease from a weapon. Physical violence is by definition, plunder and it is a crime. Ninety-five percent of serious assaults by a collaborator or adumbrate render are men battering women.\r\nAbuse is the booster cable wee-wee of injury to women and homicide a major cause of traumatic death to women. Physical violence against is distributive and cuts across every last(predicate) ethnic, racial, religious, and socio-economic groups. Based on issue survey results, 1. 8 million women are defeat by their husbands distributively year. Stated a nonher way, unmatchable of every eight husbands assaults his wife at least(prenominal) once during a given year. Abuse during courting and cohabiting relationships affects between 16 and 23 percent of every last(predicate) dating relationships.\r\nThe FBI estimates that her male participator will physic aloney assault one in two women during her lifetime. ofttimes personal convolute begins d uring pregnancy with 25-30 percent of large(predicate) women reporting roast prior to or during pregnancy. significant women reporting roast are more potential to deliver a low birth load infant. Injuries to women sustained from abuse include contusions, concussions, lacerations, fractures and gun thrust wounds. Emergency room records document that 22 to 35 percent of women perplexing both complaint are on that point because of symptoms related to physical abuse.\r\n nearly 1,000 women are killed each year by their male partner, almost ever following years of physical abuse. The economic be of inter in the flesh(predicate) violence are high oddly if a weapon is involved. The lifetime cost of small-arm deaths and injuries are estimated at $23 billion in 1990 with more than 80 percent of the medical care costs borne by public funds. During the same year, injuries caused by interpersonal violence requiring hospitalization cost an estimated $80 billion. Because most physica l violence between intimate partners goes underreported, the economic costs are grossly underrepresented.\r\nThe American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Surgeon General and Centers for Disease Control shake forwarded recommendations that all women be routinely screened for physical abuse and offer uped counseling, education, advocacy and appropriate referrals.\r\nYear 2000 Health Objectives cite the surveillance, prevention for violent behavior as a priority issue for the Nation. · Routine education of all nurses and health care providers in the skills necessary to prevent violence against women Routine assessment and documentation for physical abuse of all women in any health care institution or corporation setting · Targeted assessment of women at increased risk of abuse including pregnant women and women presenting in emergency rooms. · Education of all women as to the cycle of violence, the potential for homicide, and community resources for primary, tr ibutary and tertiary prevention and care. · Education of school develop children and adolescents in public schools about relationships without violence and community resources for serving.\r\nResearch on violence against women, including the development and evaluation of nursing models for preventive assessment, intervention, and treatment for abused women, their children and perpetrators of violence. associate abuse victims tend to obscure their victimization. They are crisply aware that disclosure of their dilemma will be met with defiance or minimization by their partner, friends, and relatives and by increased abuse by their partners. When a fair sex befits independent financially and emotionally the abuse increases the violence by their partner.\r\nSome end results are women killing the abusive partner, most of the time it is in self- defence after a history of beatings. Studies select been performed in reference to domestic violence and the abuse of drugs and al cohol. Some maltreaters are abstainers, however, more are nitty-gritty abusers than non. The present view is that abusers use alcohol and drugs as an pardon for their violence and drink when are about to become violent. Apparently there seem to be a connection between alcohol and drugs and the severity of violence committed against women.\r\nIn contrast, victims of domestic violence tend to inculpation the abuse on the herostances used quite an than on the abuser personally. The victim acknowledges that they do not enjoy the abuse, but believe their partners philosophy that they be the abuse. Victims of domestic violence stay with their abusive partner due to economic status, fear of physical jeopardy to themselves and their children, fear of losing children, lack of job skills, lack of utility(a) housing, lack of support from family members and friends, lack of information regarding alternatives, fear of court procedures, and fear of partner retaliation.\r\nThe majority of women piss poor self image, are lonely, embarrassed and tend to protect the abuser, they are insecure about themselves and believe their partner is sick and needs their help. · Backache, abdominal pain, indigestion, headaches, hyperventilation, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, anorexia, embrace palpitations, injuries without explanations and embarrassment about them, hidden injuries to head and neck, familiar injuries, genital injuries, scars, burn, joint pain or dislocation, numbness, audition problems, or bald spots.\r\nInjuries from a belt, iron, raised ring, teeth, fingertips, cigarette, gun, or knife, jumpiness or flinching in the presence of the abuser, substance abuse/suicidal thoughts or attempts, denial of any problems in their relationship, lack of relationships of friends or family, isolation or confinement to home. Believing in family unity at all costs and in traditional stereotypes, an fanatic partner who does not want to leave spouse alone in an emergency care uni t.\r\n buffet woman syndrome is being suggested as a sub classification of PTSD due to repetitive abuse being a serious threat to the victim”s health and life. Battered women report nightmares, flashbacks, repeated fears of more violence, emotional detachment, numbness, startle response, sleep problems, impair concentration, and hyper vigilance. Victims show reactions to chronic trauma, but no symptoms of psychological medicine are present.\r\nHow can we help? We can offer information and assistance to these individuals who are victimized by their partners. Recognizing the symptoms (listed above) is the first step in offering assistance. buzz off an assessment (length/frequency of abuse, types of abuse; physical, psychological, sexual, financial) and recommend the victim to available services offered in the surrounding area.\r\nDo not be judgmental, be objective, and non threatening, ask in a flash if abuse is occurring, identify the abusers behavior, acknowledge the seriou sness of the abuse, help the victim to asses internal strengths, encourage use of personal resources, give the victims a list of shelters, police departments, well-grounded assistance, and financial aid, allow the victim to choose his or her protest options, teach victim to develop a safety/escape plan, tell the abuser to dwell the abuse and get himself help, do not blame the victim, do not get angry with the victim, forswear no help to the victim even though they are not ready to leave the abuser, do not retaliate with the victim against the abuser, do not encourage the victim to leave the abuser in front she is ready.\r\nIt is however, important to assure the victims they are not alone and they do not deserve the abuse they obligate become accustomed to. We must impart to them that they have dignity and worth and acknowledge their mental and physical exhaustion, fears, ambivalence about the abusers and leaving, and their wish to help the abuser as well as themselves. The vic tim whitethorn want to try counseling with a community agency or a local pastor, do not discourage this, it is always the victims decision on how to go about, stopping the violence in their own life.\r\n'