護理人員對婚姻暴力認知之探討

The Perspective of Marital Violence on Nurses

目的：本文藉由護理人員對婚姻暴力的看法及其與法官間對婚姻暴力認知差異，探討護理人員因應措施並提出建議。方法：採橫斷式研究，以結構式問卷調查2009年參加北區及南區兩場由護理師護士公會所舉辦「刑事護理研討會」之774位護理人員，問卷內容為護理人員對婚姻暴力認知。結果：護理人員年齡愈大、服務年資愈長且在地區及區域醫院工作者較在診所工作者對於婚姻暴力認知愈佳，擔任職位則以護理部主管、病房管理者對婚姻暴力認知優於臨床護士／護理師。護理人員對婚姻暴力認知持「很難說」至「同意」之間，與過去文獻比較，發現法官對於婚姻暴力認知仍較護理人員為佳。結論：依據研究結果與醫護因應措施提出對婚姻暴力防治建議，期能為醫療及司法機關擬定婚姻暴力防治對策之參考。

Purpose: The objective of this study was to understand compare the perspective of marital violence of nursing staff members and judges. Methodology: This cross-sectional study used a structured questionnaire to collect data from 774 nursing staff members who attended two forensic nursing conferences organized by the National Union of Nurses Association in Northern and Southern Taiwan in 2009. The questionnaire included a survey of nurses' character and the perspective of marital violence. Results: The results indicate that nursing staff members who are older, have more years of working years, and work in local and regional hospitals have comparatively more accurate perceptions of marital violence than clinical nursing staff members. In addition, from the aspect of job-positions, nursing department managers, managers of wards, and others (including teachers, factory nurses, and physician assistants) have comparatively more accurate perceptions about marital violence than licensed clinical nurses and registered nurses. The attitudes of nursing staff members toward marital violence are between "it is difficult to tell" and "agree". However, by comparing our results with those of Huang (2004), we find that nursing staff members generally have a more negative perception of marital violence than judges do. Conclusions: Finally, we offer suggestions for preventing marital violence based on our research results and theories of victimology. The suggestions may serve as a reference for medical and judicial authorities in developing prevention countermeasures to marital violence.