NURS 1030 Lecture Notes - Primum Non Nocere, Egotism, Relativism
16 Apr 2013
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The use of physical, sexual, economic, and/or emotional abuse by one person in an intimate relationship in order to establish and maintain power and control over the other person. An estimated 653,000 women and 546,000 men encounter some form of violence. 7% of women and 6% of men end up abused by their current or former partners. (more severe for. Highest among people 15-24, people in relationships of less than 3 years, people who were separated and common law unions. It occurs in heterosexual as well as in homosexual relationships and in adolescent dating relationships. Domestic violence happens between people who are dating, married, separated, and divorced. Victims cross all socio-economic, religious, racial, ethnic, age groups! 22-35% of all females presenting to the emergency department (most are repeat) Victims use health care services twice as often as non-victims. Healthcare costs were 2. 5 times higher for victims.
