A pediatric nurse is explaining child abuse and neglect to a class of nursing students.Which information does this nurse provide the students during the presentation?
A) Children with disabilities are at higher risk.
B) Diagnosing physical child abuse is easy and quick.
C) Each week, about 5 children die from abuse.
D) Neglect is most common, but is difficult to identify.
E) Unexplained, recurrent conditions may be caused by abuse.

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Children with disabilities have a higher risk of abuse than do nondisabled children.Child neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment but may be difficult to identify.One type of child maltreatment is Munchausen by proxy,in which a parent causes recurrent,unexplained conditions in the child for attention.Diagnosing child abuse may take a long time due to the thorough family and child assessments needed.In fact,more than 5 children die each day as a result of maltreatment.

A Pediatric Nurse Is Explaining Child Abuse and Neglect to a Class