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strangeaffliction · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse in the pediatric emergency department is concerned that a child has been a victim of abuse.

According to the 2008 statistics on child abuse and neglect from the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the highest incidence of abuse and neglect were:
a. 13 years old. c. 811 years old.
b. younger than 1 year. d. 1215 years old.

Question 2

A child is admitted with multiple injuries believed to be caused by abuse. Which of the following is not typically associated with child abuse or neglect?

a. Stress
b. Family financial problems
c. Access to health care
d. Social isolation