After observing parental behavior that leads the nurse to suspect child abuse, it is necessary to report this:
a. if the parent confesses to child abuse.
b. if the child admits to being abused.
c. whenever maltreatment of a child is suspected.
d. when the type of abuse can be determined.
C
Mandatory reporting of child abuse is required when the health care provider has reason to suspect the child has been abused.
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a. primary care. b. secondary care. c. tertiary care. d. none of the above.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A nurse informs a patient that her blood pressure is 128/78. The patient asks what the number 128 means. What is the nurse's appropriate response? The 128 represents the pressure in your blood vessels when:
a. "The ventricles relax and the aortic and pulmonic valves open." b. "The ventricles contract and the mitral and tricuspid valves close." c. "The ventricles contract and the mitral and tricuspid valves open." d. "The ventricles relax and the aortic and pulmonic valves close."