Deck 36: Violence and Human Abuse

Question 1

Injuries characteristic of domestic abuse are typically located on the:

A) Front of the body
B) Back of the body
C) Proximal parts of the body
D) Distal parts of the body

Answer 1

Proximal parts of the body

Question 2

Which of the following responses to battering is most likely to increase over time?

A) Self-blaming by the woman
B) Remorse of the man
C) Severity of the abuse
D) Emotional strength of the woman

Answer 2

Severity of the abuse

Question 3

Homicide is the number one cause of death for which of the following groups?

A) African Americans
B) Caucasians
C) Hispanics
D) Asians

Answer 3

African Americans

Question 4

Which of the following groups has the highest rate of violence?

A) Older, Caucasian men
B) Young, minority men
C) Young, Caucasian women
D) Older, minority men

Question 5

Violence in the prison population, especially sexual assault, is common. Nurses must be aware of the complex histories of the prison population. The majority of women who experience violence in prison:

A) Are violent themselves
B) Have committed homicides
C) Have a history of experiencing multiple types of abuse as a child and as an adult
D) Are in prison for child abuse

Question 6

Elder abuse is a form of family violence that is becoming more apparent. Many cases go unreported. A nurse makes a home visit to a frail elderly person's home. Adult maltreatment would be suspected if:

A) There is a lot of uneaten food in the house that was provided by a relative who comes and goes.
B) The windows of the house are broken.
C) The elderly person spends a great deal of time watching television.
D) The outside is not maintained, and there are dogs running loose in the yard.

Question 7

Homicides are least likely to be perpetrated by a/an:

A) Friend
B) Acquaintance
C) Family member
D) Stranger

Question 8

Which of the following is true of rape?

A) Rural areas are higher-risk areas.
B) Most rapes occur in the winter.
C) Male victims suffer more emotional trauma than women.
D) Weekends are critical times for rapes.

Question 9

Which of the following is often associated with extreme poverty?

A) Sexual abuse
B) Emotional neglect
C) Physical neglect
D) Child abuse

Question 10

A community health nurse visits a home and notices multiple bruises on a 4-year-old child. The mother reports that her husband is an alcoholic and is currently sleeping. What action should the nurse take?

A) The nurse should question the mother about sexual abuse.
B) Interventions directed at family violence should begin.
C) The nurse must report the case of suspected child abuse to authorities.
D) The nurse should refer the mother to a social worker or Al-Anon group.

Question 11

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the situation when child abuse is present?

A) The children are in greater need of intervention than are their parents.
B) The most powerful child is likely to be the victim because the parents sense of control is threatened.
C) The abusive parents are overly sensitive to their children's needs.
D) The family needs intervention for ineffective family functioning.

Question 12

Victims of rape should be given privacy, respect, and assurance of confidentiality. What role can nurses play in the process in working with rape survivors? Nurses:

A) Provide continuous care once the victim enters the health care system
B) Examine evidence for its authenticity
C) Work with the criminal justice system to find rapists
D) Provide long-term therapy for psychological trauma

Question 13

The omission of basic nurturing, acceptance, and caring of a child is considered:

A) Sexual abuse
B) Emotional neglect
C) Physical neglect
D) Child abuse

Question 14

Violent behavior is predictable and preventable especially with community action. The starting point for the development of community programs to prevent violence is:

A) Talking to people who are victims of violence for their opinion
B) Identifying poverty, urban crowding, and racial inequality as factors that lead to violence
C) Developing a plan of action to combat violence
D) Evaluating current community programs

Question 15

Productive and paid work is an expectation of mainstream American society. Work can be frustrating and unfulfilling. This may lead to stress. In addition, unemployment:

A) Causes a person to become an abuser at home
B) Is also associated with violence within and outside the home
C) Is often a good respite for people who have been working in jobs they find unimportant and boring
D) Is the cornerstone of child abuse

Question 16

Suicide is more frequent among:

A) Women than men
B) African Americans than Caucasians
C) Educated than educationally disadvantaged
D) Poor than affluent

Question 17

The greatest risk factor for suicide in adult women is:

A) Divorce
B) Unemployment
C) Spouse abuse
D) Terminal illness

Question 18

Violence is a community health nursing concern. This concern is related to the fact that:

A) Violence is a universal problem.
B) Violence is an innate aggressive drive.
C) Nurses must spend a great deal of time on the results of violence.
D) Significant mortality and morbidity results from violence.

Question 19

Both individual and familial factors related to violence must be assessed within the context of the larger community. A community characteristic for violence is:

A) Multiple changes of residence for a family
B) High crime rate
C) Social isolation
D) Substance abuse

Question 20

The factor that is more predictive of abusive behavior is:

A) A perceived or actual crisis
B) Social isolation
C) Previous exposure to violence
D) Marital strain

Question 21

When the nurse helps the community take a stand against violence and advocates for elected officials and local media to make nonviolence a priority, the nurse is engaged in which level of prevention?

A) Primary level of prevention
B) Secondary level of prevention
C) Tertiary level of prevention
D) Primary care health level of prevention

Question 22

The most important risk factor for physical battering during pregnancy is being:

A) Abused before pregnancy
B) An adolescent
C) Caucasian
D) A substance abuser

Question 23

After ending an abusive relationship, the normal response is:

A) Anger
B) Apathy
C) Grief
D) Guilt

Question 24

Children are often abused because they are small and relatively powerless. Which of the following are risk factors for child abuse? Select all that apply.

A) The parents are unemployed.
B) There is no support network willing to offer assistance.
C) The parents are not knowledgeable about child development.
D) The mother seems frightened of her partner.
E) None of the above

Question 25

Placing an injured victim in a safe location after being abused is:

A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Primary health care prevention

Question 26

Community facilities differ in the resources they provide to residents. Which of the following can reduce the potential for crime and violence and should be encouraged by the nurse? Select all that apply.

A) Recreational facilities such as playgrounds, parks, and swimming pools.
B) Spectator sports such as football or hockey
C) Gangs, because they allow for a sense of belonging for youth.
D) Watching violent television programs, because doing so allows youth to have experience with violence that curtails its likelihood

Question 27

The application of clinical and scientific knowledge to questions of law, the civil or criminal investigation of survivors of traumatic injury, and/or the civil or criminal investigation of patient treatment involving court-related issues is called which of the following types of nursing?

A) Trauma
B) Medico-legal
C) Community assault
D) Clinical forensic

Question 28

An important component of tertiary prevention is:

A) Education
B) Prevention
C) Referral
D) Detection