Assessment Related To Domestic And Family Violence
Assessment Related To Domestic And Family Violence
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Assessment 7 Domestic Violence Review Questions and Correct Answers
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Assessment Related To Domestic And Family Violence
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Assessment Related To Domestic And Family Violence
Domestic Violence General Intimate partner violence, child abuse and elder abuse are important health problems that health care professionals must recognize and assess
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Defined 2 types of IPV: physical and/or sexual violence (use of physical force or threat of such v...
Assessment 7 Domestic Violence
Review Questions and Correct Answers
Domestic Violence General ✅Intimate partner violence, child abuse and elder abuse
are important health problems that health care professionals must recognize and
assess
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Defined ✅2 types of IPV: physical and/or sexual
violence (use of physical force or threat of such violence; Psychological/emotional
abuse and/or coercive tactics when there has been prior physical and/or sexual violence
between persons who are spouses or nonmarital partners (dating, boyfriend/girlfriend)
or former spouses or non-marital partners
Child Abuse and Neglect Defined ✅child abuse and neglect are defined at both the
federal and state levels; Child abuse and Prevention Treatment Act (CAPTA) dictates
minimum standards that must be incorperated into the state statutes which incorperate
following definitions: neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse
Elder Abuse and Neglect Defined ✅you need only have suspicion that elder abuse
and/or neglect may have occurred in order to generate a call to the authorities; National
Reserch Council defines elder abuse as: Intentional actions that cause harm or create a
serious risk of harm (whether or not harm is intended) to a voulnerable elder by a
caregiver or person who stands in a trust relationship to the elder; or Failure by a
caregiver to satisfy the elder's basic needs or to protect the elder from harm
Health Effects of Violence - Physical ✅Women are significantly more likely to be
physically or sexually assulted by a current or former intimate partner than by an
acquaintance, family member, friend or stranger; Most obvious health care problem for
abused women is injury; blunt-force injry is most common form of IMV, wiht being struck
by hand (closed fist or slap) the most common mechanism of blunt-force trauma;
Abused women have significantly more chronic health probs, including significantly
more neurologic, gastrointestinal and gynecologic symptoms and chronic pain
Health Effects of Violence - Mental ✅abused women have significantly more
depression, suicidality, and PTSD symptoms as well as substance abuse; Forced sex
results in reproductive health problems including chronic pelvic pain, unintended
pregnancy, STI and UTI
Health Effects of Violence - Elder ✅Elder abuse not as well studied; Complications
from intentional injury can range from minor pain and discomfort to life-threatening
injuries; Bleeding from intentional trauma can cause sig. changes in circulatory
homeostasis leading to fluctuations in BP and pulse, shock and then death; Abuse of
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