harkness2e chap16 ppt
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Chapter 16: Violence and Abuse
Chapter Highlights• Overview of violence in U.S.
communities• School violence• Mandatory reporting of elder abuse,
child maltreatment, and abuse of people with disabilities
• Intimate partner violence (IPV)• Health consequences of exposure to
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Chapter Highlights (cont.)• Model of care for victims of intentional
crimes• IPV as a major women’s health
problem including impact on pregnancy
• Screening and intervention in IPV • Risk and lethality assessment in IPV• Role of healthcare providers: assessing
for and intervening in violence and abuse
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Violence• Intentional• Act committed by a person or persons
against another person or persons in which there is a conscious choice to act violently
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Types of Violence• Guns• School violence
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Question
Is the following statement true or false?Violence against women is a form of gender-based violence that can result in physical harm only.
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Answer
FalseViolence against women is a form of gender-based violence that can result in physical, sexual, or psychological harm for both the direct victims and also their dependents (children).
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Incidence and Prevalence• Incidence: the number of cases of
disease with an onset during a prescribed period of time; often expressed as a rate
• Prevalence: number of cases of a disease, infected persons, or people with some other attribute present during a particular interval of time; often expressed as a rate
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Intimate Partner Violence
• Major women’s health problem• Extent• Health consequences in children who
witness abuse• Screening: interventional strategies• Safety assessment and planning• Lethality risk
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Question
Is the following statement true or false?Femicide is a term used to refer to a homicide that occurs in the context of intimate partner violence.
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Answer
TrueRationale: Femicide is a term used to refer to a homicide that occurs in the context of intimate partner violence.
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Mandatory Reporting of Abuse
When any healthcare provider suspects that abuse of an elderly person, a child, or a person with a disability has occurred, he or she is mandated to report the abuse to the appropriate agency.
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Abuse• Elder abuse• Child maltreatment• Abuse of disabled people
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Intervention• A structured tailored brochure with
information regarding the cycle of violence, designed to meet each woman’s special needs
• Risk factors associated with increased risk of homicide
• Options available to women • Safety planning • IPV resources specific to their locale • National hotline numbers
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Forensic Nursing
Forensic nurses offer victims compassionate evidence-based care. Advance training focuses on• Taking a history of the assault• Collecting evidence• Providing treatment and follow-up