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3. Is data collection focused on the human experience of this article?
Abstract

This qualitative study used interviews to explore nurses’ perceptions of their role in protecting children and to identify any barriers to implementing the role. Participants in this study were recruited through purposive sampling. Ten nurses whose work brings them into regular contact with children and their families were interviewed; the sample included nurses from acute care and community-based nursing services in the Northern Territory (NT). Results from semi-structured, open-ended questions were analyzed using a process of coding and thematic analysis.

Three major themes, derived from aggregating related sub-themes, were identified and names as Drawing a line in the sand; Mushrooms in the dark and Fear Factor. Three broad areas that influence nurses’ effectiveness in the protection of children were identified – organizational structures, institutional practices, and legislative frameworks. Recommendations from this study include a need for collaborative interdisciplinary practices, development of departmental protocols to support such practice, and nurse-led models of care that aim for early identification of risk factors for child abuse and early intervention to support families and improve family functioning. This exploratory research has provided baseline data for an action research study in progress on the role of nurses in protecting children.

Keywords: nurses; child protection; interdisciplinary collaboration; family support.

Answer 1

Child abuse is a serious problem in this world..nurse in this position to stop and detect the causes and initiate the care..This data collection reflecting nurses experience when they had suspected child abuse in various health care context, most of the family neglected during the interview,fear factor consequences for the child and the family when making their suspicion..The nurse experience for getting full involvement in this data from family, nurse should be knowledgeable with the signs of child abuse..nurse need more awareness, responsibility and action to suspect the child when they get abused..nurse need more knowledge and experience and also ethical reflection, collaborative interdisciplinary practice and interpersonal relationship with family make support for their actions..