5.3. Implications for Nursing Research. These results show
well the situation concerning the identification of and intervention
in child maltreatment by PHNs and how they implement
the guideline concerning these issues in their work
with children and families. Further knowledge is needed, for
example, on how to provide education on these issues and
change PHNs’ practices. This could be done by a followup
study with an educational intervention. Also, comparable
data from other countries would be interesting and
important, providing knowledge of the situation in different
countries. This study is already in process, and there is already
data from Japan collected with the same instrument.