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Intimate Partner Violence Screening In Retail Health Clinics: The Views Of The Family Nurse Practitioners, Suzanne Herrera Phipps

Ed.D. Dissertations

Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects all women regardless of socioeconomic, race, or religion. More than one in three adult women in the U.S. have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner at least once in their lifetime. Aside from deaths and obvious physical injuries on a patient, IPV is associated with a number of adverse health outcomes. Retail health clinics (RHCs) are a new gateway to access healthcare and have the potential to see millions of patients per year. Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) are employed in RHCs, and patients have reported to be satisfied with the healthcare …