Assessment Related To Domestic And Family Violence
Assessment Related To Domestic And Family Violence
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Ch 10 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
1. A nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community group on family violence and child abuse. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to research when defining child abuse in legal terms? A) The Prevent Child Abuse America group B) The Child Abuse Prevention and Trea...
Ch 10 Violence Review Questions and
Correct Answers
1. A nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community group on family violence
and child abuse. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to
research when defining child abuse in legal terms?
A) The Prevent Child Abuse America group
B) The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
C) The Child Abuse Prevention Network
D) The Child Well-being and Domestic Violence Project ✅B) The Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act
2. The nurse in a prenatal clinic is performing an assessment on a pregnant client.
When it is noted that clumps of hair are missing from the client's scalp, the nurse should
ask what assessment question?
A) Have you ever been the victim of a crime?
B) What do you know about the problem of domestic violence?
C) Do you feel safe in your home setting?
D) Can you tell me if anyone recent attacked you? ✅C) Do you feel safe in your home
setting?
3. A group of community nurses are reviewing the theories associated with abuse. The
nurses are addressing the psychopathology theory when they identify that violence
results from which of the following?
A) The abuser's need to control others
B) The abuser's desire to show authority
C) The abuser's need to be in charge
D) The abuser's personality disorder ✅D) The abuser's personality disorder
4. While the nurse is interviewing a client who is a victim of abuse, the client states that
she blames herself for not satisfying her husband's demands. Applying Walker's Cycle
of Violence theory, the client would be in which of the following phase?
A) Tension-building phase
B) Acute battering phase
C) Honeymoon phase
D) Reconciliation phase ✅A) Tension-building phase
5. A nurse is preparing to discuss the cycle of violence with a group of women who have
been victims of abuse. Which of the following would the nurse include as part of phase
3 of this cycle?
A) A reconciliation period
B) Shoving and slapping
C) Victim separation from support group
, D) Acute battering ✅A) A reconciliation period
6. A nurse is preparing a program to address family violence prevention. Which of the
following would be most important for the nurse to incorporate into the program?
A) Children raised with intimate partner violence are more likely to use violence as
adults.
B) One out of ten women who are pregnant often fall victim to intimate partner violence.
C) Victims of abuse account for approximately 2,500 visits to their health care providers
yearly.
D) Abuse is most commonly perpetrated by people with low levels of education. ✅A)
Children raised with intimate partner violence are more likely to use violence as adults.
7. Which of the following would the nurse do first when collecting subjective data from a
client when domestic violence is suspected?
A) Discuss legal reporting requirements.
B) Talk about limits of confidentiality.
C) Create a safe environment.
D) Have a witness to the conversation. ✅C) Create a safe environment.
8. When assessing a client for possible abuse, which of the following would most likely
suggest that the client is a victim of abuse?
A) Repeated emergency department visits for injuries
B) Poor or no prenatal care
C) History of alcohol abuse
D) Failure to gain weight in pregnancy ✅A) Repeated emergency department visits for
injuries
9. The nurse has identified that a female client desires to leave her abusive husband
and move with her children to her parents' house. Which of the following would be the
most appropriate nursing diagnosis?
A) Readiness for enhanced family processes
B) Grieving related to loss of ideal relationship
C) Disturbed personal identity related to moving to parent's house
D) Impaired parenting related to loss of relationship ✅A) Readiness for enhanced
family processes
10. A group of students is reviewing the events associated with the cycle of violence.
Which statement by the students demonstrates understanding of the topic?
A) It occurs in a predictable pattern.
B) There are five phases in the cycle.
C) During phase 2, the victim can often stop the abuser.
D) Criticism is the defining part of phase 3. ✅A) It occurs in a predictable pattern.
11. A new graduate nurse asks a clinical nurse educator, I know abuse is a problem, but
why must we screen all women during routine health contacts for potential abuse?
Which response by the more experienced nurse would be most appropriate?
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