Authors

María Lourdes Casillas Santana1, Juana Robledo Martín 2, María Eva García Perea 3, María Carmen Sellán Soto 4, Matilde Josefa Arlandis Casanova 5, María Teresa Alcolea Cosín 6

Position

1 Doctora por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Departamento de Enfermería. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). Grupo de Investigación en Enfermería y Cuidados de Salud. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro-Segovia de Arana (Idiphisa). Madrid (España)2 Doctora por la Universidad de Salamanca. Departamento de Enfermería. UAM. Grupo de Investigación en Enfermería. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM). Madrid (España)3 Doctora por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Departamento de Enfermería. UAM. Madrid (España)4 Doctora por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Departamento de Enfermería. UAM. Grupo de Investigación en Cuidados del IDIPAZ. Madrid (España)5 Doctora por la Universidad Jaume I de Castellón. Departamento de Enfermería. UAM. Madrid (España)6 Máster por la Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería. UAM. Grupo de Investigación en Necesidades y derechos de la infancia y la adolescencia. Madrid (España)

Contact address

Juana Robledo Martín. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Enfermería. C/ Arzobispo Morcillo, 4. 28029 Madrid.

Contact email: juana.robledo@uam.es

Abstract

Objective: to understand the competence level achieved by Nursing Degree students in their fourth year for addressing gender-based violence, and to compare their competence level with that acquired by first year students.
Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study. Study population: 1st and 4th students of Nursing Degree at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Madrid, Spain). Data collection: validated questionnaire Physician Readiness to Manage Intimate Partner Violence Survey (PREMIS).
Results: 47 Nursing students; 96.1% in first year and 85.7% in fourth year were female. 80.8% (n= 21) of first year students and 57.1% (n= 12) of fourth year claimed that they had never received any training on Intimate Partner Violence against Women (IPVAW) before starting their degree. 52.4% (n= 11) of fourth year students stated that they had received theoretical training vs. 34.6% (n= 9) of first year students; and 23.8% (n= 5) of fourth year students had received practical training vs. 3.8% (n= 1) of first year students. Students in their fourth year achieved higher scores in those items related to self-perception of their skills of action towards the victim, and knowledge about the IPVAW. In first and fourth year, they identified that being a woman was a top factor of risk for suffering abuse. Students from both years felt less qualified to complete the legal requirements associated with abuse reporting.
Conclusion: the implementation of a teaching guide improved the ability of students to detect cases of IPVAW, showing the difficulties to apply the knowledge acquired into specific scenarios.

Keywords:

Competency based education; educational innovation; Nursing education; family violence; domestic violence; females; gender-based violence

Versión en Español

Título:

Nivel competencial adquirido en el abordaje de la violencia de género en estudiantes de Enfermería