The MOVE study: Improving maternal and child health nurse care for vulnerable mothers

In the first six months of the study, results of a systematic review of evidence informing current models of nurse family/intimate partner violence care will be integrated with action research by four nurses within their teams, with the goal of consensus (using AGREE Collaboration (2003) guidelines) of a new recommended model. Informed by Normalisation Process Theory to improve sustainability, this good practice model of screening and care (to be developed) will include training, clinical guidelines and recommended pathways, documentation and standards of care which will be advocated by the nurse scholars into their teams' practice. The intervention will be trialed for twelve months .The model of screening and care refers to family violence (FV) which includes intimate partner violence but is the term used by the Victorian government. Mandated screening questions also asked about the safety of children.