Key Terms
"Results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual's functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being."
Trauma.
p. 2105
The act of inflicting sexual, emotional, or physical harm on a current or previous partner or spouse.
Intimate partner violence (IPV)
p. 2127
Makes you become sleepy or confused, feeling more drunk than warranted. Makes you feel weak or loss of coordination. Can cause nausea, vomiting, headaches.
Date Rape Drugs
p. 2156
Repair of injured organs in a trauma victim.
Surgery.
p. 2121
A technique you can teach the client when they feel stressed?
Relaxation techniques
p. 2144
Aggression involved in interpersonal violence, it is executed in the absence of emotional arousal. Frequently is associated with antisocial disorders.
Instrumental aggression
p. 2107
Intentional physical, emotional, or sexual mistreatment or neglect of an individual 65 or older.
Elder abuse.
p. 2128
Type of antidepressant used to treat PTSD?
SSRI
p. 2149
An out of agency person that may need to be contacted if the patient comes in with IPV or Rape?
Police officers and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) p. 2158 also known in Maryland as SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners)
Teaching the signs of depression may prevent the client from doing what?
Committing suicide.
p. 1958-1968
Vaiolence that occurs with a patterned frequency, and it has three phases.
Cycle of Violence
p. 2107
The recurrence of images, sounds, smells or feeling from the traumatic event. Could be triggered by daily events such as a car backfiring.
Flashbacks
p. 2147
Medications to treat pain due to an injury or post sugical.
Opioid Analgesics.ie. Morphine
p. 2121
What other in hospital personnel may you review a victim of IPV to?
Social workers, case manager, chaplain (clergy) (pastoral care), counselors, foreign language interpreters, victim advocate.
p. 2123
What could you teach a group of college students about protecting themselves when they are in social situations?
Pay attention to your surrounding.
Keep your drink with you.
Travel in pairs or groups.
Inspect your drink.
Do not leave the location alone or with someone you do not know.
p. 2156
Increases the risks of being a victim.
Vulnerability factors.
p. 2114
Form of psychotherapy that contains elements of several types of therapy, including CBT and body-centered therapy.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
Form of non pharmacologic therapy.
p. 2149
Medications that may be needed in a trauma victim with severe injuries and hypotension.
Inotropic drugs or Vasopressor
p. 2121
Who else will you want to involve in the care of a victim of IPV?
Family of the victim.
p. 2123
You are developing a safety plan with your patient, what is part of that plan?
practice leaving the area safely.
Keep your purse or wallet and keys accessible at all times.
Have contact numbers with you.
Develop a code word so that family/friends/children know when to contact 911.
Teach your children to dial 911.
Move to a low risk area in the event of an argument. use judgement.
p. 2126
Bullying through the use of technology such as text, email, cell phone, chat rooms, and social media.
Cyber-bullying.
p. 2127
Emotional numbing.
depersonalization
p. 2148
The best nursing intervention for an upset client who is anxious, scared, and in pain?
You the calm nurse with a soft tone that talks directly and empathetically to the patient.
Professor Cosgrove
What outside agency could a nurse refer a client with IPV that is ready to leave the situation?
Home healthcare, community support groups, Safe Shelters. (Community based resources)
p. 2144
When mandatory reporting of abuse or neglect is necessary what can the nurse provide to the patient?
Resources for seeking help. police, lawyers, agencies that can provide ongoing assistance for the victim.
p. 2134