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| Includes physical and mental injury, sexual abuse and neglect |
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| What are the most important indicators of child abuse? |
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1.Injuries not congruent with the child's developmental age or skills
2. Injuries not correlated with the stated cause
3. Delay in seeking medical care |
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| What is a classic sign of child abuse? |
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| Bruises in unusual places in various stage of healing and bruises, welts caused by belts, cords, etc. |
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| What are common burns found in child abuse? |
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| cigarette, iron, immersion burns, symmetrical in shape |
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| How are whiplash injuries caused in child abuse? |
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| Sometimes there are bald spots on an abused child from |
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| In severe abuse, fractures will be in |
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| various stages of healing |
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| Failure to thrive, unattendeded to physical problems are both |
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| In sexual abuse there can be |
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1. torn, stained, bloody underclothes
2. lacerations of genitalia
3. bedwetting, soiling
4. sexually transmitted diseases
5. withdrawn |
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| Commonly seen family behaviors in child abuse |
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1. Parent seeing child as "different" from the other children
2. Parent using child to meet own needs
3. Parent seldom touching or responding to child; may be very critical of child
4. Child appearing frightened and withdrawn in the presence of parent or other adults
5. Family history of frequent moves, unstable employment, marital discord, and family violence
6. one parent answering all the questions |
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| Common Nursing Diagnoses in Child Abuse |
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Fear related to...
Impaired parenting related to...
Interupted family processes related to... |
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| Nurses are legally required to |
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| report all cases of suspected child abuse to the appropriate local or state agency |
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| The nurse should take color |
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| photographs of the injuries |
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| The nurse should document |
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| factual, objective statements about child's physical condition, child-family interactions and interviews with family |
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| The primary and immediate needs of an abused child are to |
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| Care for child's physical problems and establish trust |
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| A nurse should recognize their own feelings of |
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| disgust and contempt for the parents |
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| The nurse should utilize principals of |
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| Assist child and family to develop |
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| What does the nurse need to teach? |
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| Basic child development and parenting skills. Support the need for family therapy. |
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| care for an abused child. Abused children have difficulty establishing trust. The child will be less anxious with one consistent caregiver. |
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