Violence and Abuse Patterns Flashcards
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When documenting intimate partner violence injuries photographically, the forensic nurse should:
Answer: Include orientation, mid-range, and close-up photos with a measurement scale
Forensic photography requires orientation shots for context, mid-range shots for location, and close-ups with a scale ruler for accurate size documentation.
A child discloses sexual abuse during a forensic nursing assessment. The nurse's priority action is to:
Answer: Avoid leading questions, listen carefully, and make a mandatory report
Mandatory reporting must occur promptly; the nurse should avoid leading questions and gather only spontaneous disclosures during the medical encounter.
Which behavioral indicator is most commonly seen in children who have experienced chronic domestic violence exposure?
Answer: Regression to earlier developmental behaviors and hyperarousal
Children exposed to domestic violence commonly exhibit regression, hyperarousal, and other trauma responses reflecting their chronic stress state.
The Danger Assessment tool (DA) developed by Jacquelyn Campbell is used to:
Answer: Assess lethality risk for intimate partner homicide
The Danger Assessment is a validated instrument for estimating a woman's risk of being killed by an intimate partner.
A patient with a traumatic brain injury from IPV presents with no visible scalp wounds. Which mechanism explains this?
Answer: Hair can conceal wounds and blunt force can cause intracranial injury without external marks
Hair obscures scalp injuries and closed-head trauma can cause significant intracranial injury without external visible marks.
Which population has the highest reported rates of IPV-related homicide in the United States?
Answer: Black non-Hispanic women
Black non-Hispanic women experience disproportionately high rates of IPV-related homicide in the United States.
During a sexual assault examination, genital injuries are absent. The forensic nurse should document this by:
Answer: Noting that absence of injury does not negate the assault history
Absence of genital injury is common in sexual assault and must be documented as consistent with, not contradictory to, the history provided.