T2 - Child Abuse Lecture (Josh) Flashcards
T/F: Abused children will usually discuss the abuse in an effort to stop it.
False
T/F: You must have concrete evidence of abuse and neglect before you report it.
False
T/F: Bruises on the elbows, knees, shins or forehead are likely to be accidental in a preschooler?
True
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.
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
T/F: If you report abuse or neglect, and your suspicions are proven to be unfounded, you are liable for criminal or civil suit.
False
T/F: The identity of the person who reports abuse or neglect is protected under law.
True
T/F: An anonymous report of abuse and neglect will not be investigated.
False
T/F: Child abuse and neglect rarely occur.
False
T/F: Abuse and neglect occur at about the same frequency.
Explain your answer.
False
Neglect occurs more frequently
Abuse is reported more often
T/F: Many neglected or abused children become neglectful or abusive parents themselves.
True
T/F: Abuse may be directed toward only one child in a family.
True
T/F: NEGLECT is most apt to involve children from infancy to 6 years of age.
False
- think latch-key kids as neglected kids
T/F: Most abusive and neglectful parents suffer from severe mental illness.
False
What is the difference between abuse and neglect?
- 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.
— —- is broad term which refers to physical abuse or neglect, emotional abuse or neglect, and sexual abuse of children, usually by adults
Child Maltreatment
—- is a deliberate attempt to destroy or significantly impair a child’s self-esteem or competence
Emotional Abuse
— is a deliberate infliction of physical injury on child, usually by the child’s caregiver
Physical Abuse
Avg age of sexual abuse.
4 yrs old
— is a type of physical abuse where illnesses that one person fabricates or inflicts on another person
Munchausen Syndrome by proxy
Type of Physical Abuse:
the mother fabricates signs and symptoms of child’s illness to gain attention from the medical staff
Munchausen Syndrome by proxy
A clinical condition in young children who have received serious physical abuse.
Battered Child Syndrom
Stages of Bruising:
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.
Is child answering questions related to injuries a possible sign of abuse?
Yes
could possibly show that child has been coached by parent to answer the right way
Are burns on a Southeast Asian child always a sign of abuse?
Not necessarily, could by a cultural practice called Moxibustion
Indian father kisses his infant son’s penis. Abuse?
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.
Coining: A Vietnamese practice to” get rid of disease” that may produce welt-like lesions on the child’s back.
Marks are made when a coin, held on edge is repeatedly rubbed lengthwise on the oiled skin.
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.
When the heated air within the container cools, a vacuum is created that produces this appearance.
—- cases per year of sexual abuse.
80,000
reported, unreported is higher!!
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.
b) Document interactions between Lashandra and the visitors.
