An abuse assessment should be conducted without the other
person.
a) True
b) False Correct Answers a) True
"Will you be able to speak freely if your partner was sitting next
to you?"
How can nurses foster and support a patient's journey during
trauma recovery?
a) By focusing solely on the negative aspects of the patient's
experience
b) Utilizing a weakness-based approach
c) Employing a strength-based and capacity-building approach
d) Ignoring the patient's progress Correct Answers c)
Employing a strength-based and capacity-building approach
In what setting does violence of most types occur?
a) Educational settings
b) Home settings
c) Workplace settings
d) Residential settings Correct Answers b) Home settings
In what situation might allowing a support person to be present
be considered helpful for a patient?
a) When administering sedative medications
b) During routine medical assessments
c) If the patient expresses a desire for their presence
d) Only in emergency situations Correct Answers c) If the
patient expresses a desire for their presence
, Match each phase of the cycle of violence to the correct
description.
1. Honeymoon
2. Tension building
3. Acute explosion
a) Victim protects self in any way, tries to reason and stay calm,
may/may not call police, leaves, fights back
b) Victim drops legal proceedings, sets up counselling, agrees to
return or stay, forgives, hopeful, relieved, happy
c) Victim attempts to stay calm, tries to reason and satisfy with
food, agrees with, avoids, withdraws, complies, nurtures
Correct Answers 1. b
2. c
3. a
Denial is at the centre, both the abuser and victim are in denial
Match the signs of abuse to the correct type of abuse.
1. Physical abuse
2. Sexual abuse
3. Emotional abuse
4. Neglect
a) Sudden change in self-confidence, headaches or
stomachaches without medical cause, abnormal fears, increased
nightmares, attempts to run away
b) Any injury that cannot be explained
c) Failure to gain weight, desperately affectionate behaviour,
voracious appetite or stealing food