Author Question: You are called for an elderly woman who fell. She called 911 saying she hurt her head when she fell. ... (Read 38 times)

brutforce · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are called for an elderly woman who fell. She called 911 saying she hurt her head when she fell. When you arrive, her husband tells you that she is fine and doesn't need you. You can see her in the background and she appears to be bleeding from a head wound and is crying. You should suspect:

A) psychological abuse.
B) she is not really injured.
C) domestic abuse.
D) sexual abuse.

Question 2

Which of the following would be an example of psychological abuse?

A) Berating an elderly patient for incontinence
B) Sedating a patient to keep him quiet
C) Restraining a patient to prevent his wandering
D) Distributing sexually explicit photos of a patient