%0 Journal Article
%T Women exposed to intimate partner violence: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of South African emergency nursesĄŻ perceptions
%A Anna
%A van der Wath
%J African Health Sciences
%D 2019
%X Background: Emergency nursesĄŻ understanding and interpretation of intimate partner violence influence the care they provide to women exposed to intimate partner violence. Objectives: The aim of this study was to uncover discourses that may help understand emergency nursesĄŻ responses towards women exposed to intimate partner violence Materials and methods: This study used a qualitative design to explore emergency nursesĄŻ discourses. Purposive sampling was used to select 15 participants working at an emergency unit in a public hospital in South Africa. Data were collected through three focus group discussions comprised of five emergency nurses each. Foucauldian discourse analysis was used to analyse the transcribed data. Results: Four themes emerged from the focus group discussions: (1) strong women subject themselves to societal expectations and endure intimate partner violence, (2) women are vulnerable and powerless against intimate partner violence, (3) intimate partner violence is a private and secret phenomenon, and (4) emergency nurses have limited scope to intervene when they encounter women exposed to intimate partner violence. Conclusion: Emergency nurses are in a position to intervene in intimate partner violence through portraying a non-judgmental approach that lay the foundation for disclosure, supporting women to change their intimate partner violence (IPV) situations, documentation, referral and safety planning. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i2.7 Cite as: van der Wath A. Women exposed to intimate partner violence: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of South African emergency nursesĄŻ perceptions. Afri Health Sci.2019;19(2): 1849-1857. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i2.
%U http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=hs19067&lang=en