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Appendix H: Core Competencies for Family Violence
Pages 327-330

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... Competencies related to identification and documentation of abuse and its health effects: Know developmentally appropriate questions to be used in screening in various settings (for example, McFarlane and Parker's (1994) "Abuse Assessment Screened.
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... Refer to social worker, shelter, and legal counsel as appropriate. Competencies related to ethical, legal, and cultural issues of reporting and treatment: Know state and national legal mandates regarding domestic violence, including mandatory reporting responsibilities.
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... APPENDIX H 329 Source: American Association of Colleges of Nursing, "Appendix A: Competencies Necessary for Nurses to Provide High Quality Care to Victims of Domestic Violence," In "Position Statement: Violence as a Public Health Problem," http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/positions/violence.htm [28 August 2000] , Reprinted with permission.
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