Which cause of death is most commonly associated with child abuse?

All of the following factors increase a child’s risk for abuse except:

The nurse is aware that parents who abuse their children typically:

Which assessment findings best support a diagnosis of child abuse?

Which statement about sexual abuse is true?

The nurse knows that the parent or legal guardian of a minor, who is a suspected victim of child abuse or neglect, can

A 12-year-old girl is admitted to the ED with dysuria, scant vaginal bleeding, and a 2-cm linear laceration on the posterior aspect of her left thigh. She has not had menarche. The mother reports that her daughter has a Poor relationship with her peers and that she has recently become more withdrawn. The parents are divorced; the patient and her mother recently moved in with a maternal uncle to help ease financial difficulties. The nurse suspects that the patient is a victim of child abuse. The nurse knows that child abuse is most prevalent among children of which age group:

The nurse would suspect which child of suffering from neglect?

Which factor should be the nurse’s primary consideration when planning the care of a child admitted to the hospital because of child abuse?

The nurse would expect a hospitalized child-abuse victimto exhibit all of the following behaviors except:

A patient who has been raped should be instructed to return to her physician for a repeat serologic test for syphilis (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test) within how many weeks:

A 20-year-old woman walks into the ED and states, “I was raped.” Her clothes are torn and her face is severely bruised. Trembling and withdrawn, she avoids eye contact with immediate personnel and is escorted by the nurse to a private room. When obtaining the nursing history, the nurse should determine whether the patient has done which activity since the assault:

The receiving nurse knows that the most important message to convey initially to any victim of sexual assault isthat:

Which nursing action would be most appropriate when collecting a raped patient’s clothing?

A 20-year-old woman walks into the ED and states, “I was raped.” Her clothes are torn and her face is severely bruised. Trembling and withdrawn, she avoids eye contact with immediate personnel and is escorted by the nurse to a private room. When obtaining the nursing history, the nurse should determine whether the patient has done which activity since the assault: