Attention Given to Victims of Gender Violence from the Perspective of Nurses: A Qualitative Study

María Dolores Ruiz-Fernández, Rocío Ortiz-Amo (), Andrea Alcaraz-Córdoba, Héctor Alejandro Rodríguez-Bonilla, José Manuel Hernández-Padilla, Isabel María Fernández-Medina and María Isabel Ventura-Miranda
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María Dolores Ruiz-Fernández: Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Rocío Ortiz-Amo: Area of Social Work and Social Services, Department of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Andrea Alcaraz-Córdoba: Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Héctor Alejandro Rodríguez-Bonilla: Sexology and Clinical Psychology Private at Inlumine Consult, Chillán 3780000, Chile
José Manuel Hernández-Padilla: Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Isabel María Fernández-Medina: Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
María Isabel Ventura-Miranda: Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-11

Abstract: Women victims of gender violence consider the health system an appropriate place to seek help. Aims and Objectives: to describe and understand how nurses perceive gender-based violence in health care for women victims of gender-based violence. Qualitative descriptive study. The recommendations of the COREQ guide for qualitative research reporting were followed. Sixteen nurses who were working in different health services, both primary and specialized care, were selected to take part in the study. Three focus groups and a semi-structured interview were conducted. The ATLAS.ti 9 computer programme was used. The nurses highlighted that when caring for women who are victims of gender violence, they encounter two types of violence: invisible or latent, and visible or patent. Part of the nurses’ role is based on the skill of knowing how to act and being trained to do so. In addition, there are certain controversies around the concept and origin of violence. On the one hand, they refer to gender violence as a universal phenomenon with strong cultural and educational roots, and, on the other hand, it is difficult to characterize. The findings report how nurses play a fundamental role in caring for victims of gender-based violence, but they encounter certain difficulties regarding this concept. It is therefore essential to continuously train and educate nurses on gender-based violence. Gender violence should be a competency in nursing curricula. Health systems must offer training and awareness programmes that teach nurses to detect and make decisions regarding female victims of gender violence. It is also necessary to set up spaces in the different services so that the nurses can attend to the victims.

Keywords: gender violence; nurses; qualitative research; experiences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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