Policy Brief on the Nursing Response to Human Trafficking

Authors

Patricia M. Speck DNSc, APN, APRN, FNP-BC, DF-IAFN, FAAFS, FAFN, FAAN, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of NursingFollow
Stacey A. Mitchell DNP, MBA, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAFN, FAAN
Rachell A. Ekroos PhD, APRN-BC, AFN-BC, DF-IAFN, FAAN, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Rosario V. Sanchez MSN, CCRN, SANE-A, Rutgers University
DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias PhD, RN, FAAN, University of South Carolina

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-28-2018

Publication Title

Nursing Outlook

First page number:

1

Last page number:

5

Abstract

Human trafficking is a public health emergency affecting an estimated 12 to 30 million people globally. Given that 85% of trafficked victims have contact with health care providers in any year, nurses are critical to: the identification of trafficked persons; effective promotion of their physical, mental, and cognitive health; development and implementation of practice guidelines; implementation of research to inform bestpractices globally; and championing public policy initiatives at local, state, and national levels.

Disciplines

Public Health and Community Nursing

Language

English

Repository Citation

Speck, P. M., Mitchell, S. A., Ekroos, R. A., Sanchez, R. V., Hilfinger Messias, D. K. (2018). Policy Brief on the Nursing Response to Human Trafficking. Nursing Outlook 1-5.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2018.06.004