This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: What observation in an emergency department should lead a nurse to suspect child abuse in a child ... (Read 97 times)

jerry coleman

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 570
on: Jul 11, 2018
What observation in an emergency department should lead a nurse to suspect child abuse in a child with a fractured arm?
 
  a. Lack of parental concern for the severity of the injury
  b. The child not answering questions concerning the injury
  c. Parents not asking about the child's condition
  d. Inconsistency between the injury and the parents' explanation of it

Question 2

The nurse clarifies that child abuse and neglect are complicated and preventable problems falling under which broader term?
 
  a. Child abandonment
  b. Child mismanagement
  c. Child maltreatment
  d. Child torment


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

mammy1697

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 341
Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Special attention must be paid to injuries that are inconsistent with the parents' explanation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Child maltreatment is a broad term used to describe neglect and abuse of children.


jerry coleman

  • Member
  • Posts: 570
Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Gracias!

Missbam101

  • Member
  • Posts: 341
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.

Did you know?

There are major differences in the metabolism of morphine and the illegal drug heroin. Morphine mostly produces its CNS effects through m-receptors, and at k- and d-receptors. Heroin has a slight affinity for opiate receptors. Most of its actions are due to metabolism to active metabolites (6-acetylmorphine, morphine, and morphine-6-glucuronide).

Did you know?

Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.

Did you know?

Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).

Did you know?

More than 50% of American adults have oral herpes, which is commonly known as "cold sores" or "fever blisters." The herpes virus can be active on the skin surface without showing any signs or causing any symptoms.

Measles. A photograph of a child stricken with measles, showing the tell-tale sign of the skin rash. Measles. A photograph of a child stricken with measles, showing the tell-tale sign of the skin rash.
Nurse opens sterile package Nurse opens sterile package
This girl ran four spinning machines in a cotton mill in Whitnel, North Carolina. Only 4 feet, 3 inc This girl ran four spinning machines in a cotton mill in Whitnel, North Carolina. Only 4 feet, 3 inc
A properly mounted 12-lead, single channel ECG. A properly mounted 12-lead, single channel ECG.
Symptoms That May Lead to a Diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms That May Lead to a Diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
A child with a Cochlear implant A child with a Cochlear implant
Video: SNP Polymorphysim Microarray Chip - How to Test a Person's DNA

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library