Week 5: Assessing for Family Violence
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This week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs).
(CO #1) - Utilize prior knowledge of theories and princip
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Week 5: Assessing for Family Violence
(graded)
4848 unread replies.113113 replies.
This week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs).
(CO #1) - Utilize prior knowledge of theories and principles of nursing and related
disciplines to explain expected client behaviors, while differentiating between normal findings,
variations, and abnormalities. (PO #1)
(CO #4) Utilize effective communication when performing a health assessment. (PO #3)
A 10-year-old child named Elizabeth is brought into the emergency department by her
mother. The mother appears anxious but sits quietly next to her daughter in the waiting
room. When called into the triage area, the mother gives a history of coming home from
work to find Elizabeth sitting on the couch watching television. Elizabeth did not go to
the door to greet her or look toward her when she said hello. The mother thought the
daughter's behavior was odd because she always greeted her at the door with a hug. As
she approached Elizabeth, she noticed that she was clutching her right arm as if in pain.
The mother asked what was wrong, but Elizabeth remained silent. Then she said
"Nothing is wrong." The father is sleeping upstairs. The mother gives a family history of
having an alcoholic husband who usually drinks himself to sleep. She said he has
abused Elizabeth physically and psychologically in the past, and she brought her to the
emergency room because she fears he has hurt her. When Elizabeth is asked about the
abuse she appears scared, insecure, and withdrawn.
1. What considerations should be made by the nurse, to provide a physically and
emotionally safe environment for the interview and assessment of this client who has
experienced domestic abuse?
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