A nurse is assessing families in the community for child maltreatment. Which family would the nurse identify as being at highest risk?
A.
Children involved in many activities
B.
Family with multiple children
C.
Older parents with only children
D.
Single mother living in poverty
ANS: D
Identified risk factors for child maltreatment include: children with disabilities; children of very young parents; children of single mothers who live in poverty; parents who suffer from mental or chronic physical illness; parents who have rigid ideas of discipline, excessive stress, or marital conflict; parental substance abuse; and intergenerational history of abuse.
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