Date of Graduation

Summer 8-14-2026

Document Access

Project/Capstone - Global access

Degree Name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

College/School

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Program

MSN project

First Advisor

Robert Patterson, DNP, MSN, RN

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects the Latinx population disproportionately due to socioeconomic status, cultural stigma, and language barriers. However, routine screening remains inconsistent and unstandardized at a local community clinic in San Francisco’s Mission District, despite evidence-based practices recommending it. The gap in IPV screenings across the Adult, Teens, and Women’s clinics resulted in only 1.6% of patients being screened in July 2025 and 4.1% in June 2026. This quality improvement project aimed to address low screening rates by standardizing IPV screening through a printed bilingual screener, a 60-minute staff in-service on IPV and the new screening protocol, and by widely distributing the Behavioral Health workflow, Medical Assistant screening scripts, and implementing EPIC Care Gaps for male-identifying patients. The intervention occurred from July 7, 2026, to July 31, 2026. The data collected during the intervention period revealed that IPV screening rates increased from 4.10% to 7.20%, with a 93% increase in the number of patients screened overall. However, this did not meet the project aim of a 10% increase from the baseline rate of 4.10%. The 3.10% increase in IPV screening indicates that through the foundation of education, IPV screening standardization, staff scripts and workflows, IPV screening rates can be increased in a culturally diverse community clinic, leading to improved patient outcomes.

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