Ann V. Thiel-Barrett & Theresa Fay-Hillier
Drexel University, USA
Title: Enhancing health care providers learning of diversity and intimate partner violence through simulation: Nursing students’ ability to identify victims of violence in the transgender population
Biography
Biography: Ann V. Thiel-Barrett & Theresa Fay-Hillier
Abstract
Approximately 20 people per minute are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Transgender individuals are at risk for being victims of IPV with some surveys identifying a 35% lifetime prevalence rate of being victims of IPV. Even though health care providers are encouraged to screen, most studies identify routine screening does not consistently occur. A simulation experience was developed to provide nursing students with an opportunity to increase their knowledge and comfort with addressing IPV in diverse populations. In addition, this experience offered nursing students the beginning skills needed for screening vulnerable populations who are victims of abuse.