The nurse recognizes that the presence of an alcohol-abusing parent places a child at greatest risk for:
1. Homelessness
2. School truancy
3. Family violence
4. Accident-related injuries
ANS: 3
Factors such as alcohol and drug abuse increase the incidence of abuse within a family (Family Violence Prevention Fund, 2006b). While the other options are possible, they are not the greatest negative outcome.
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