Abuse
Giving an explanation that does not match the injury is a red flag for this.
What is abuse?
A 39 year old female recently lost a pregnancy at 20 weeks. An appropriate response to her would be:
What is "I am sorry for your loss?"
The life expectancy for a homeless person in the US is this.
What is 50 years old?
The definition of Food Insecurity is:
What is the lack of reliable access to food?
You have observed a coworker arriving to work drunk at least three times in the past month. This action would best ensure client safety and obtain the necessary assistance for the coworker.
What is "notifying the supervisor"?
This is the type of abuse frequently seen in the elderly but rarely seen with children.
What is material exploitation?
A patient was the driver of a car that struck and killed a child. The patient tells a nurse, "I killed a child. I'm haunted by the sight of the child being hit. If I hadn't been drinking I might have been able to stop. I don't know how or want to go on living". The crisis nurse should give priority to assessing the patient's:
What is their suicide risk?
This is the biggest health service issue for the homeless population.
What is mental illness treatment?
A food desert is:
What is an area where there is over a mile before there is a grocery store?
The community nurse practicing primary prevention of alcohol abuse would target this age group for educational efforts.
What is adolescents in their late teens and young adults in their early twenties?
This is what is usually involved with domestic abuse.
What is "the use of power over someone else"?
This requires a triggering event.
What is a crisis?
Most programs to treat the homeless population are started by:
What is (name one)
medical students/
Non-profit organizations?
How much food globally gets lost or wasted?
What is 33%?
In teaching a community group about substance abuse the nurse explains that a genetic component has been implicated in this commonly abused substances.
What is alcohol, marijuana, heroin, etc. ?
This past history is frequently found in current child abusers.
What is "they were abused as children also"?
Levito Devin, the Italian prime minister is due to retire next week. He feels depressed due to the enormous loss of influence, power, fame and fortune. This is the type of crisis Devin experiencing.
What is a developmental crisis?
In the article "Street Medicine Treats the Nation's Homeless, Brett Feldman the Physician Assistant interviewed states that the most important thing to bring to the homeless populations is:
What is hope?
You are assessing a parent who abused her child. This risk factor is most likely to be expected in this case.
What is "the parent was also abused as a child" ?
Before counseling parents who have recently lost a child to death, it is important for the nurse to have already dealt with personal feelings about death, grief, and loss in children. Having this self-awareness is important because it:
What is "assists the nurse to be receptive to parents’ expressions of grief."?
Abuse is noted in this strata of socioeconomic situations.
What is "every level of socioeconomic experiences abuse"?
The tsunami in Thailand and Indonesia took thousands of people and changed millions of lives. The people affected by the tsunami do not know how to start all over again. As a nation, this is the type of crisis.
What is a social crisis?
A homeless alcohol-dependent client with cardiac problems tells the nurse, “My fellow homeless friends are against me”. The client continues, “They stay on my back about my drinking and say I could die from it”. What would be the BEST response by the nurse”
What is " they seem to care about you. What about your drinking concerns them the most?"
Sheila tells you that her boyfriend has been abusive and she is afraid of him, but doesn't want to leave. The client asks you for assistance. These interventions are appropriate in this situation.
Name at least two:
What is-
Help Sheila develop a plan to ensure safety, including phone numbers for emergency help and she has a right to be free of abuse.Communicate acceptance, avoiding any implication that Sheila is at fault for not leaving.Help Sheila explore available options, including shelters and legal protection.?
A 76-year-old woman with a history of irritable bowels and hypertension is seen in the emergency room for gastrointestinal upset. A few days later, she returns for follow-up in the clinic. She states her gastrointestinal upset has improved but she has recently had memory loss. This may be a result of this medication.
What is dicyclomine, an anticholinergic drug?