scale. There was no association between level of knowledge and type of facility (X = 1.619, df=1, p=0.05). Seven (58.3%), 2(14.3%) and 1(2.9%) of respondents fully documented findings at the tertiary, secondary and primary care levels respectively. Conclusion:Majority of female nurses had good knowledge and conduct different types of cervical cancer screening but majority had low competence and inadequately documented their findings.

Background: Nurses in primary healthcare settings are strategic for appropriate responses to family violence victims in Nigeria. The study described nurses’ involvement in identifying and managing victims of family violence. Methods: The interpretive descriptive qualitative approach was adopted for the study. Participants were purposively selected and in-depth interviews were conducted among 12 nurses working at primary health care settings with a developed interview guide. The interviews were analyzed via qualitative content analysis. Results: Findings showed that nurses identified victims of physical violence via signs of physical injury. Nurses had difficulty identifying other forms of violence that may not have physical signs and not disclosed by victims. Nurses’ management strategies were wound care for physical injuries sustained, counselling and mediation. Risk assessment, safety planning measures were not instituted as well as effective management and specialized care services for victims. Conclusion: This study showed there were gaps in identifying family violence cases and their management by nurses. Hence, the implication for further education and training of nurses, and advocacy for policy guidelines for effective management of family violence victims.

The objective of the paper is to promote a pragmatic approach to stem high maternal and neonatal mortality in Nigeria as it is becoming increasingly evident that ending preventable maternal and neonatal deaths goes beyond counting the numbers. Methods: A literature search was performed of Pub Med, HINARI, Google scholar using keywords in the review to build a set of search terms. Reference lists of all the included studies were scanned to identify additional relevant studies. Results: Facility-based death review, review of near-miss and clinical audit are quality improvement methods and on their own are health care interventions. Conclusion: Though findings from reviews and audit provide actionable information, the commitment of health care providers to act on the information is key to achieving the purpose of reviews and audits. There is need to invest in health system researches that focus on quality improvements in maternal and neonatal care in Nigeria.