Child Maltreatment & Neglect

This Special Interest Group is for members whose practice focuses on subspecialty practice in the field of child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, and child neglect evaluation. The aim of this SIG is better communication and cooperation among involved practitioners. NAPNAP members with a special interest in the evaluation or prevention of child abuse are invited to join. This SIG focuses on PNP education, practice support, networking and continued role development/NP practice parameters in the field.

Please include your name, address and phone number (work or home) and email address, as well as information concerning your practice setting and how you feel the child abuse SIG may be beneficial to you.

SIG Officers

Gail Hornor, MS, CPNP, Chair
Amy Terreros, MSN, CPNP, Co-Chair 
Email: childmaltreatment@napnap.org

Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence: Consensus Recommendations for Child and Adolescent Health

Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence  is brought to you by the Family Violence Prevention Fund in partnership with American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Child Witness to Violence Program, and NAPNAP. 

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Articles of Interest

Medical Evaluation for Child Sexual Abuse:  What the PNP Needs to Know
Journal Pediatric Health Care
July/August, Volume 24, Number 4. p 250-p 256
Gail Hornor, RNC, MS, PNP

Child Sexual Abuse:  Consequences and Implications
Journal Pediatric Health Care
November/December, Volume 24, Number 6. p 358-p 364
Gail Hornor, RNC, MS, PNP

Brusies in Children:  Normal or Child Abuse?
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
July/August, Volume 24, Number 4. p216 to p221
Tomika S. Harris, DNP, MSN, CPNP

A Normal Ano-genital Exam:  Sexual Abuse or Not?
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
May/June 2010, Volume 24, Number 3. p145 to p151
Gail Hornor, MS, RNC, CPNP

Strengthening PNP Curricula in Mental/Behavioral Health and Evidence-Based Practice
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
March/April 2010, Volume 23\4, Number 2. p81 to p102
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/NPP, FAAN, FNAP; Elizabeth Hawkins-Walsh, PhD, RN, CPNP; Michelle Beauchesne, DNSc, RN, CPNP, FNAP; Patricia Brandt, PhD, RN, ARNP; Angela Crowley, PhD; & Edward Greenburg, PhD

Common Conditions that Mimic Findings of Sexual Abuse
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
September/October 2009, Volume 23, Number 1. p283 to p288
Gail Hornor, MS, RNC, CPNP