Test Bank Violence Nies: Community/Public Health Nursing, 7th Edition,100% CORRECT
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Test Bank Violence Nies: Community/Public Health Nursing, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement about homicide in 2015 is accurate?
a. Almost 80% of homicide victims were male.
b. Approximately 70% of victims were killed by someone they knew.
c. Approximately 25% of the offender...
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Community Public Health Nursing 7th Edition Nies Test Bank
Test Bank Violence Nies: Community/Public Health Nursing, 7th
Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Which statement about homicide in 2015 is accurate?
a. Almost 80% of homicide victims were male.
b. Approximately 70% of victims were killed by someone they knew.
c. Approximately 25% of the offenders were female.
d. Almost 75% of the murder victims were black, when race could be identified.
ANS: A
In the United States, homicide claimed the lives of 15,695 individuals in 2015;
over 10,000 deaths involved the use of firearms. Of note, almost 80% of the
murder victims were male and 90% of the offenders were male. When race of the
murder victims could be determined, 53% were black, 44% were white, and
2.8% were other races. Approximately 50% of victims were killed by someone
they knew.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
2. Which best describes the typical perpetrator of homicide?
a. A person trying to engage in rape with the woman fighting back
b. A person who wanted money and she refused to give it to him
c. A stranger
d. An intimate partner
ANS: NURSINGTB.COM
D
Approximately 50% of the victims were killed by someone they knew.
Notably 37% of female murder victims are killed by an intimate partner. Thus,
the typical perpetrator would be an intimate partner. It would be less likely to
be a stranger, someone who wanted money, or someone trying to engage in
rape.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
3. A nurse is assessing a client for suicide risk. Which question would the nurse
most likely ask the client?
a. “How often do you use consume alcohol or other legal or illegal substances?”
b. “How much sleep do you get each night?”
c. “Do you have any children?”
d. “ How long have you lived at your current residence?”
ANS: A
Nurses have an important role in identifying individuals who are at risk for
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suicide. Risk factors for suicide include: history of depression or other
psychiatric disorders, alcohol and/or substance abuse, physical illness, past
history of attempted suicide, past history of violence, age, environmental
stressors.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis)
4. For which group is suicide the second leading cause of death?
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a. People aged 15 to 25 years
b. People aged 10 to 34 years
c. People aged 34 to 54 years
d. People over age 65 years
ANS: B
In 2014, suicide was the second leading cause of death for those between the
ages of 10 and 34 years, and it is the fourth leading cause of death in people
aged 34 to 54 years.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge)
5. A woman was seen in the emergency department with a greenstick broken arm
and chest bruises. She explained she fell up a staircase at home while carrying
laundry to the bedrooms. Besides assessing for other injuries, which action
should be taken by the nurse?
a. Ask about and educate regarding intimate partner violence (IPV)
b. Assess for use of alcohol or other drugs that might have been a
causative factor in the fall
c. Get the patient an x-ray examination to determine location and
severity of the break
d. Immediately apply ice and immobilize in a sling
ANS: A
Intimate partner violence (IPV) includes four different types of behavior:
physical violence, sexual violence, psychological aggression, and stalking. IPV
is often repetitive, progressive, and escalates in frequency and severity. IPV
crosses all ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, and educational lines. Thus, the
nurse must assess for IPV.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply N
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6. A woman is in the emergency department for the fifth time this year, each
time with more severe injuries. Which is the primary responsibility of the
nurse?
a. Insist she be discharged to a safe shelter where the perpetrator cannot find her
b. Provide information regarding safe shelters and sources of support
c. Report the assault and battery to the local police department so the
perpetrator is arrested for the crime
d. Treat the injuries and inform the woman she may be killed if she
stays with the perpetrator
ANS: B
Working with victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) requires the nurse to
establish rapport and trust; deal with issues of confidentiality honestly; provide
current information regarding shelters and sources of support; and recognize
and accept that clients may “choose” to stay in an abusive relationship. Because
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