If a nurse fails to report suspected child abuse and a child ...

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If a nurse fails to report suspected child abuse and a child later receives additional injuries at the hands of the suspected abuser, the nurse may face legal consequences in states with child abuse reporting laws.
 
  Which of the following consequences may be the harshest faced by the nurse? a. to be held liable for civil damages to compensate the child and to be fined and imprisoned
  b. to have the nursing license suspended for up to a year
  c. to be assigned at least 1 year of community service
  d. to be put on probation and have to meet periodically with the assigned probation officer

Question 2

According to Worden's four tasks of mourning, before children can deal with the loss, they must:
 
  a. be at least 6 years old
  b. be able to do abstract thinking
  c. have at least one close relative, adult, or friend to talk to
  d. believe the deceased person is dead and will not return to life

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Answer to Question 1

A

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A Correct. All 50 states allow breach of confidentiality when child abuse is involved, and all require mandatory reporting. If a health care provider fails to report suspected abuse, the individual may be liable for criminal charges. Most mandatory reporting laws carry the possibility of both fines and a term of imprisonment for failure to make a report. If a child receives additional injuries after the health care provider should have reported suspected abuse, the provider may be liable for civil damages to compensate the child.
B Incorrect. Suspension of nursing license is a result of action by the state board of nursing.
C Incorrect. The penalties envisioned are criminal, involving fines and imprisonment, plus civil damages.
D Incorrect. The penalties provide terms of imprisonment, not probation.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A Incorrect. According to Worden's four tasks of mourning, before children can deal with the loss, they must be told about the death in appropriate age-related language, and does not say they must be at least 6 years old.
B Incorrect. According to Worden's four tasks of mourning, before children can deal with the loss, they must be told about the death in appropriate age-related language, and does not say they must be able to do abstract thinking.
C Incorrect. According to Worden's four tasks of mourning, before children can deal with the loss, they must be told about the death in appropriate age-related language, and does not say they must have at least one close relative, adult, or friend to talk to.
D Correct. Worden suggests that before children can deal with the loss of a death, they must believe the deceased is dead and will not return to life.