Questions and CORRECT Answers
intimate partner violence - CORRECT ANSWER - abuse by a current of former partner
and includes physical, sexual and emotional abuse
1/3 of women
impacts care, assessments, delivery
effects of IPV on pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER - violence may escalate in frequency
and severity during pregnancy and PP period
pregnancy adds more stress, may feel trapped
abuse occurs more often in pregnancy than any other commonly screened medical complication
health problems for the mother and infant are often associated with abuse
factors that promote violence - CORRECT ANSWER - gender based and little value on
the woman's role
man hold power
women are viewed as less worthy of respect
some women stay in relationships due to financial dependency
cultures- submissive
many women believe the partner will changes
characteristics of the abuser - CORRECT ANSWER - power
isolation- mom handles it all
intimidation- looks
threats- verbalizing threats
jealousy or possessiveness
control over every aspect
anger issues
,denies he has a problem
cycle of violence - CORRECT ANSWER - tension building
battering incident
honeymoon of calming phase
tension-building phase - CORRECT ANSWER - hostile, agitated, pushing/swearing,
threats
could be from drugs or alcohol
- woman tries to stay away
battering incident - CORRECT ANSWER - man explodes in violence
physical altercation
- powerless, doesn't last long
honeymoon phase - CORRECT ANSWER - abuser tries to fix it in any way possible
apologizing, promising, maybe he'll change
- woman wants to believe the promise of change
nurse's role in prevention of abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - examine their own beliefs
determine whether they accept the attitude that blames the victim
practice empowerment of women
make it clear that the client owns their body and has the right to decide how it should be treated
we are the gatekeepers making sure their bodies are safe
collaborative care- not control
meet HCP and are clothed and seated
other nurse's role - CORRECT ANSWER - screen all women for abuse, ask in private
, evaluate and document all signs of injury, both past and present
educate and refer
written materials should be placed in public places
safety plan- don't search stuff on home computer
human trafficking - CORRECT ANSWER - recruitment or movement of individuals for
the purpose of exploitation
women and children of childbearing age make up most cases
many medical issues
human trafficking red flags - CORRECT ANSWER - person there who insists on
answering and won't leave
inability or reluctance of stories
unable to give home address
s/s of abuse
no ID
foreign/non-english speaking
homelessness
possession of luxury items
body markings, branding
chronic HTN - CORRECT ANSWER - HTN that has developed prior to pregnancy of
prior to 20 weeks gestation. may also be chronic 12 weeks PP
gestational HTN - CORRECT ANSWER - onset after 20 weeks without proteinuria
can progress to pre-E
pre-E and eclampsia - CORRECT ANSWER - HTN after 20 weeks that may be
accompanied by proteinuria or symptoms of pre- E