Pop culture in the classroom: Inspiring students

to take action against intimate partner violence

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Learning Outcomes

• To influence nursing students to situate their nursing practice in the context of their values and beliefs;

• To influence nursing educators to use innovative teaching strategies to engage and inform nursing students;

• To inspire nurses to accurately assess and consistently screen for intimate partner violence across community health settings.

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MRU Nursing Framework

• Third year undergraduate nursing students• Curriculum• Family newborn course• Teaching and learning philosophy

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ENVIRONMENTALCONTEXT OF CARE

Local,National,

Global

Sociocultural

Ecological

Political

Practice Setting

Ethical

Legal

Technological

Economic

Historical Education & Literacy

Gender

HealthCare

Services

Social Environment and Support

Networks

SocioeconomicStatus

Early Childhood

Development

Personal Health

Practices and Coping

Skills

Physical Environment

Culture

Employment & Working Conditions

Spirituality

Psychological

Biology & Genetics

NURSING

Professional Knowledge

Professional Practices

Primary Health Care

ProfessionalAttributes

PERSONIndividual

FamilyCommunityPopulation

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Context(s): Intimate Partner Violence Pregnancy/Postpartum Statistics

• Intimate partner violence often starts in pregnancy.

• Violence escalates during pregnancy. • If a woman has been abused during

pregnancy, she will be abused in the postpartum.

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Context(s): Intimate Partner Violence and Screening

• Calgary is the “domestic violence capital” of Canada;

• Nurses tend to screen inconsistently and inaccurately;

• Students tend to be nervous about screening;• Students see a range of screening practices;

Innovative teaching strategies help address these contexts.

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•People can be…

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Cycle of Violence

• Eminem and Rihanna: Love the way you lie

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Millennials: Teaching and Learning

• Millennials (1982-2002)• Use innovative teaching strategies that

include:– Creative, interactive exercises– Group activities– Popular culture– Media/Digital literacy

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2012; Skiba & Barton, 2006, Trier, 2006).

Screening Questions

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Screening Questions:Open-ended

• Open-ended and General:– How have things been going between you and

your partner since the baby’s birth? • Open-ended and More Specific:

– Having a baby is a big change. Tell me about how you and your partner are dealing with your changing body and changing feelings?

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Screening Questions:Closed-ended

• Closed-ended and General:– You seem anxious and nervous. Is everything alright?

• Closed-ended and More Specific:– At times, some women are afraid of their partners.

Are you ever afraid that your partner will hurt you?

• Closed-ended and Very Specific:– Has your partner ever: Hurt you? Hit you? Punched

you? Kicked you? Pushed you? Slapped you?

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(Campbell, & Furniss, 2002; Nelson, Nygren, McInemey, & Klein, 2004).

The Question is the

Intervention.04/21/23 13

Responding to Intimate Partner Violence

Family Guy: Horton Hears Domestic Violence

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Feedback from Students

• Anecdotal• Formal evaluations• Clinical stories

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Contact Information

• Genevieve Currie RN, MN• gcurrie@mtroyal.ca• 403-440-6904

• Lynn Corcoran RN, MN • lynnc@athabascau.ca• 403-282-2088; 1- 888-281-5812

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References• Bloom, T., Bullock, L.F.C., Sharps, P., Laughon, K., & Parker, B.J.

(2011). Intimate partner violence during pregnancy. In J. Humphreys & J.C. Campbell (Eds.), Family violence and nursing practice (2nd ed., pp. 155-179). New York, NY: Springer.

• Campbell, J.C. & Furniss, K.K. (2002). Violence against women: Identification, screening, and management of intimate partner violence. Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses.

• Hart, L. & Jamieson, W. (2001). Responding to abuse during pregnancy: Overview Paper. National Clearinghouse on Family Violence. Ottawa, Canada: Health Canada.

• Johnson, S.A. & Romanello, M.L. (2005). Generational diversity: Teaching and learning approaches. Nurse Educator, 30(5), 212-216.

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References• Nelson, H.D., Nygren, P., McInemey, & Klein, J. (2004). Screening

women and elderly adults for family and intimate partner violence: A review of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of Internal Medicine 140(5) , 387-396Shepherd, L.J. (2012). Popular culture and world politics: Gender violence and popular culture. Florence, KY: Routledge.

• Skiba, D.J. & Barton, A.J. (2006). Adapting your teaching to accommodate the Net Generation of learners. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 11(2), 1-9.

• Trier, J. (2006). Teaching with media and popular culture. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 49 (5), 434-438.

• Walker, L. E. (1979). The battered woman. New York, NY: William Morrrow Harper Collins.

• Walker, L. E. (2009). The battered woman syndrome (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

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Resources

Alberta Health Services

•http://www.connectnetwork.ca/

National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, publications

•http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/index.php

Family Violence Info Line 310-1818 (Alberta Government)

•http://www.child.alberta.ca/home/593.cfm

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Resources

Art Works for Change: Violence, Women, and Art

•http://www.artworksforchange.org/exhibition/off-

the-beaten-path-violence-women-and-art/

Humphreys, J. & Campbell, J.C. (2011). Family Violence

and Nursing Practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer

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