Course Abstract:

The Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence: Applying Best Practice Guidelines course is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing, provider number 6-0022, expiration January 1, 2011. Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content.

Course Description:

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Define intimate partner violence/domestic violence/elder abuse, particularly in the state of Kentucky.
• Discuss the statistics related to intimate partner violence/domestic violence and elder abuse.
• Describe the effects of intimate partner violence/domestic violence on adult and child victims.
• Discuss the dynamic of intimate partner violence/domestic violence and elder abuse.
• Identify risk factors related to being a victim of violence and for being a perpetrator of violence.
• Describe how to initiate the topic of intimate partner violence/domestic violence and/or elder abuse with your patients.
• Discuss interventions for intimate partner violence/domestic violence identified in the Best Practice Guidelines described in this course.
• Describe reporting requirements related to intimate partner violence/domestic violence and elder abuse in Kentucky.
• Identify victim services and other resources in Kentucky related to intimate partner violence/domestic violence and elder abuse.