Victims of Abuse or Neglect NCLEX

It is important to also communicate to the raped victim that?

he or she is safe and that it is not his or her fault. Nonjudgmental listening provides an avenue for client catharsis needed in order to begin the process of healing.

A client who has been raped is crying, pacing, and cursing her attacker in an emergency department. Which behavioral defense should a nurse recognize?

Expressed response pattern In the expressed response pattern, feelings of fear, anger, and anxiety are expressed through crying, sobbing, smiling, restlessness, and tension. In the controlled response pattern, the client's feelings are masked or hidden, and a calm, composed, or subdued affect is seen.

When planning care for women in abusive relationships, which of the following information is important for the nurse to consider? (Select all that apply.)

It often takes several attempts before a woman leaves an abusive situation. Substance abuse is a common factor in abusive relationships. Women in abusive relationships usually feel isolated and unsupported.

A college student was sexually assaulted when out on a date. After several weeks of crisis intervention therapy, which client statement should indicate to a nurse that the student is handling this situation in a healthy manner?

"I know that it was not my fault." The client who realizes that sexual assault was not her fault is handling the situation in a healthy manner. The nurse should provide nonjudgmental listening and communicate statements that instill trust and validate self-worth.

Which statement made by an emergency department nurse indicates accurate knowledge of domestic violence?

"Power and control are central to the dynamic of domestic violence." The nurse accurately states that power and control are central to the dynamic of domestic violence.

Which teaching should the nurse in an employee assistance program provide to an employee who exhibits symptoms of domestic physical abuse?

Have ready access to the number of a safe house for battered women The nurse should provide information about safe houses for battered women when working with a client who has symptoms of domestic physical abuse.

Which of the following nursing diagnoses could be appropriate for an adult survivor of incest? (Select all that apply.)

Low self-esteem Powerlessness An adult survivor of incest would most likely have low self-esteem and a sense of powerlessness.

A client is brought to an emergency department after being violently raped. Which nursing action is appropriate?

Remain nonjudgmental and actively listen to the client's description of the event. The most appropriate nursing action is to remain nonjudgmental and actively listen to the client's description of the event.

A woman describes a history of physical and emotional abuse in intimate relationships. Which additional factor should a nurse suspect?

The woman might be a victim of incest. The nurse should suspect that this client might be a victim of incest. Women in abusive relationships often grew up in abusive homes.

In the emergency department, a raped client appears calm and exhibits a blunt affect. The client answers a nurse's questions in a monotone using single words. How should the nurse interpret this client's responses? .

This client is most likely demonstrating a controlled response pattern. In a controlled response pattern, the client's feelings are masked or hidden, and a calm, composed, or subdued affect is seen.

expressed response pattern?

feelings of fear, anger, and anxiety are expressed through crying, sobbing, smiling, restlessness, and tension.

Other indicators of neglect are?

stealing food or money, lacking medical or dental care, being consistently dirty, lacking sufficient clothing, or stating that there is no one home to provide care.

Which assessment data should a school nurse recognize as signs of physical neglect?

the child is often absent from school and seems apathetic and tired. a child who is often absent from school and seems apathetic and tired might be a victim of neglect.

coercive?

using force or threat

A woman comes to an emergency department with a broken nose and multiple bruises after being beaten by her husband. She states, "The beatings have been getting worse, and I'm afraid that next time he might kill me." Which is the appropriate nursing reply?

"Let's talk about your options so that you don't have to go home." The most appropriate reply by the nurse is to talk with the client about options so that the client does not have to return to the abusive environment. It is essential that clients make decisions independently without the nurse being the "rescuer." Imposing judgments and giving advice is nontherapeutic.

A client who is in a severely abusive relationship is admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit. The client fears for her life. A staff nurse asks, "Why doesn't she just leave him?" Which is the nursing supervisor's most appropriate reply?

"These clients are paralyzed into inaction by a combination of physical threats and a sense of powerlessness." The nursing supervisor is accurate when stating that clients in severely abusive relationships are paralyzed into inaction by a combination of physical threats and a sense of powerlessness.

A nursing student asks an emergency department nurse, "Why does a rapist use a weapon during the act of rape?" Which nursing reply is most accurate?

A weapon is used to terrorize and subdue the victim." The nurse should explain that a rapist uses weapons to terrorize and subdue the victim. Rape is the expression of power and dominance by means of sexual violence. Rape can occur over a broad spectrum of experience from violent attack to insistence on sexual intercourse by an acquaintance or spouse.

When questioned about bruises, a woman states, "It was an accident. My husband just had a bad day at work. He's being so gentle now and even brought me flowers. He's going to get a new job, so it won't happen again." This client is in which phase of the cycle of battering?

Phase III: The honeymoon phase The client is in the honeymoon phase of the cycle of battering. In this phase, the batterer becomes extremely loving, kind, and contrite. Promises are often made that the abuse will not happen again.

An anorexic client states to a nurse, "My father has recently moved back to town." Since that time the client has experienced insomnia, nightmares, and panic attacks that occur nightly. She has never married or dated and lives alone. What should the nurse suspect?

Possible history of childhood incest Adult survivors of incest are at risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder, sexual dysfunction, somatization disorders, compulsive sexual behavior disorders, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and substance abuse disorders.

A kindergarten student is frequently violent toward other children. A school nurse notices bruises and burns on the child's face and arms. What other symptom should indicate to the nurse that the child might have been physically abused?

The child shrinks at the approach of adults. The nurse should determine that a child who shrinks at the approach of adults in addition to having bruises and burns might be a victim of abuse. Whether or not the adult intended to harm the child, maltreatment should be considered.

Battering is defined as?

a pattern of coercive control founded on physical and/or sexual violence or threat of violence. The typical abuser is very possessive and perceives the victim as a possession.

Women often choose to stay with an abusive partner for some of the following reasons:

for the children, for financial reasons, fear of retaliation, lack of a support network, religious reasons, and/or hopelessness.