T2 - Child Abuse Lecture (Josh)

Question 1

T/F: Abused children will usually discuss the abuse in an effort to stop it.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

T/F: You must have concrete evidence of abuse and neglect before you report it.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

T/F: Bruises on the elbows, knees, shins or forehead are likely to be accidental in a preschooler?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

T/F: Early reporting of abuse and neglect is encouraged so that the child may be removed from the home and from the abusive or neglectful parent.

Answer 4

False

• we don’t want to remove them from the home if we don’t have to
• try their best to remain integrity of the family

Question 5

T/F: If you report abuse or neglect, and your suspicions are proven to be unfounded, you are liable for criminal or civil suit.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

T/F: The identity of the person who reports abuse or neglect is protected under law.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

T/F: An anonymous report of abuse and neglect will not be investigated.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

T/F: Child abuse and neglect rarely occur.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

T/F: Abuse and neglect occur at about the same frequency.

Explain your answer.

Answer 9

False

Neglect occurs more frequently

Abuse is reported more often

Question 10

T/F: Many neglected or abused children become neglectful or abusive parents themselves.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

T/F: Abuse may be directed toward only one child in a family.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

T/F: NEGLECT is most apt to involve children from infancy to 6 years of age.

Answer 12

False

• think latch-key kids as neglected kids

Question 13

T/F: Most abusive and neglectful parents suffer from severe mental illness.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

What is the difference between abuse and neglect?

Answer 14

• Neglect is an act of omission or a failure to provide adequate food, shelter, supervision, clothing or medical care.
• Abuse is the infliction of physical, emotional, or sexual injury.

Question 15

— —- is broad term which refers to physical abuse or neglect, emotional abuse or neglect, and sexual abuse of children, usually by adults

Answer 15

Child Maltreatment

Question 16

—- is a deliberate attempt to destroy or significantly impair a child’s self-esteem or competence

Answer 16

Emotional Abuse

Question 17

— is a deliberate infliction of physical injury on child, usually by the child’s caregiver

Answer 17

Physical Abuse

Question 18

Avg age of sexual abuse.

Answer 18

4 yrs old

Question 19

— is a type of physical abuse where illnesses that one person fabricates or inflicts on another person

Answer 19

Munchausen Syndrome by proxy

Question 20

Type of Physical Abuse:

the mother fabricates signs and symptoms of child’s illness to gain attention from the medical staff

Answer 20

Munchausen Syndrome by proxy

Question 21

A clinical condition in young children who have received serious physical abuse.

Answer 21

Battered Child Syndrom

Question 22

Stages of Bruising:

Answer 22

1) Immediate to 24 hours–red blue to purple
2) 1-5 days–blue to purple
3) 5-7 days–green
4) 7-10 days–yellow

5) 10-14 days–brown
to disappearing.

Question 23

Is child answering questions related to injuries a possible sign of abuse?

Answer 23

Yes

could possibly show that child has been coached by parent to answer the right way

Question 24

Are burns on a Southeast Asian child always a sign of abuse?

Answer 24

Not necessarily, could by a cultural practice called Moxibustion

Question 25

Indian father kisses his infant son’s penis. Abuse?

Answer 25

No

Certain tribes of southern India touch and kiss the penis as a sign of greeting that honors the son over the daughter; the gestures are NOT erotic or sexual communication.

Question 26

Coining: A Vietnamese practice to” get rid of disease” that may produce welt-like lesions on the child’s back.

Answer 26

Marks are made when a coin, held on edge is repeatedly rubbed lengthwise on the oiled skin.

Question 27

Cupping: An old world custom of placing a tumbler or jar containing steam against the skin to draw out the poison or other evil element.

Answer 27

When the heated air within the container cools, a vacuum is created that produces this appearance.

Question 28

—- cases per year of sexual abuse.

Answer 28

80,000

reported, unreported is higher!!

Question 29

Lashandra had surgery a few hours after admission. Her post-operative course has been uneventful. Now discharge planning must take place. What should the nurse do when visitors are present?

a) Stay in the room thorough the visits.
b) Document interactions between Lashandra and the visitors.
c) Limit visitors to immediate family members.
d) Record only what is regarded as suspicious behavior of the father.

Answer 29

b) Document interactions between Lashandra and the visitors.