Which of the following assessment findings should signal the nurse to the fact that a child may be experiencing child neglect rather than child abuse?
A) A young child is admitted to hospital with hypothermia because he is inadequately dressed.
B) A boy is brought to a clinic by his father who is nervous and unable to adequately explain how the boy broke his arm.
C) A girl tells a social worker that she does not like it when her mother's boyfriend touches her "down there."
D) A child exhibits multiple scars on his back and buttocks upon examination.
Ans: A
Child neglect is the failure to provide for a child's basic physical, medical, or educational needs. Examples of child neglect include withholding adequate clothing. Injuries and sexual touching are examples of child abuse.
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