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


Violence• Intentional• Act committed by a person or persons

against another person or persons in which there is a conscious choice to act violently


Types of Violence• Guns• School violence


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.


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).


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


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


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.


Answer

TrueRationale: Femicide is a term used to refer to a homicide that occurs in the context of intimate partner violence.


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.


Abuse• Elder abuse• Child maltreatment• Abuse of disabled people


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


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

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