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1. When discussing elder abuse with a senior citizen group, which of the fol-
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g lowing would the community and public health nurse include in the teaching?
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a. Elderly men experience abuse at a higher rate than elderly women.
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b. Elders with dementia are less likely to be abused since they have less social in
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teractions.
c. Types of elder abuse vary and include physical abuse, emotional abuse, n
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eglect, and exploitation.
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d. The majority of elder abuse cases are perpetrated by persons unknown to t
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he victim.
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Answer C g
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,2. While visiting a family with young children in the home, the community and p
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ublic health nurse hears a parent screaming
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"Everything you do is wrong! Can't you do anything right, ever?" The nurse sus
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pects which of the following types of abuse?
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a. Neglect
b. Sexual abuse g
c. Emotional abuse g
d. Physical abuse g
Answer C g
3. A community/public health nurse working with a group of vulnerable clients i
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s focusing on empowering them. Which of the following would be the most effe
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ctive strategy?
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a. Cutting through the bureaucratic red tape for the client
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b. Focusing on the client's limitations g g g g
c. Keeping the clients to a firm schedule of visits
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d. Viewing the clients as active partners in the process
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Answer D g
4. Which of the following statements about primary prevention for family v
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,iolence is the most accurate?
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a. Persons who have been victims of family violence always repeat the behav-
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g ior with others.
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b. Planned activities are carried out by the nurse to prevent family violence.
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c. The cycle of violence within the family cannot be interrupted.
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d. Interventions that interrupt the cycle of violence correlate with primary p
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revention.
Answer B g
5. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find in an assessment of a
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perpetrator of intimate partner violence? g g g g
a. Desire for complacency g g
b. High academic achievement
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c. Belief in male dominance
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d. Regular tobacco use g g
Answer C g
6. When preparing a plan of care for a group of women who are at higher risk fo
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r intimate partner violence, the nurse develops interventions aimed at the prim
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ary level of prevention. Which of the following are considered primary preventi
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on for women at risk for intimate partner violence? (Select all that apply.)
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, a. Assisting them to locate a safe shelter g g g g g g
b. Counseling to address marital conflicts g g g g
c. Teaching about basic hygiene measures g g g g
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e. Encouraging removal of guns from the home g g g g g g
Answer B, E g g
7. When assessing a family in crisis, which of the following would the nurse d
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o first? g
a. Assess the nature of the crisis being experienced by the family
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b. Assess the family's coping abilities g g g g
c. Identify support systems used by the family
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d. Determine the family's perception of the crisis g g g g g g
Answer A g
8. After teaching a group of students and families about intimate partner vio-
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g lence, the instructor determines that the students have a good understanding o
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f this issue when they state which of the following?
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a. Intimate partner violence is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in w
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omen worldwide. g
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