Firearm Violence: A Global Priority for Nursing Science

ConclusionsReducing the global burden of firearm violence and improving the health and safety of individuals, families, and communities provide compelling reasons to integrate this area into nursing science.Clinical RelevanceThe goals of nursing are to keep people healthy and safe and to help return those injured to their optimal levels of health and well ‐being. Understanding the factors that come together to injure people with a firearm in various physical, social, economic, and cultural environments positions nurses to both extend the dialogue beyond pro‐gun versus anti‐gun and to design and carry out rigorous studies to reduce firearm viole nce.
Source: Journal of Nursing Scholarship - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research