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COJ Nursing & Healthcare

Professional Success and Emotional Intelligence and It’s Application in Nursing Profession

  • Open or Close Pedro Vargas Ortiz1* and Pamela Aselton2

    1 Faculty of Nursing, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, USA

    2 Director DNP Program, USA

    *Corresponding author: Pedro Vargas Ortiz, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, 104 Turpeaux Industrial Park, Mercedita, PR 00715 1602, USA

Submission: June 18, 2018;Published: October 30, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/COJNH.2018.04.000584

ISSN: 2577-2007
Volume4 Issue2

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Domestic violence is defined as a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors that includes the threat or infliction of physical, sexual, or psychological abuse that is used by perpetrators for the purpose of intimidation and control over the victim. This study describes pregnant women’s lived experience of domestic violence and examines the factors influencing the process of disclosure of domestic violence among pregnant women in the southern region of Puerto Rico. A phenomenological method was used where women who had experienced domestic violence during pregnancy were invited to participate in online semi structured interviews. Data analysis included qualitative coding of the interview identifying emergent themes. In order to ensure trustworthiness and accurate representation of the text the use of a second reader was employed in the thematic analysis. The main themes identified included lack of direct questions from providers, isolation, worsening of abuse by pregnancy, physical, psychological and sexual abuse; support from family, friends and shelter; lack of police support and economic dependence. Implications for nursing are discussed

Keyword: Abuse; Pregnancy; Disclosure; Qualitative research; Phenomenology

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