Nurses working with abused and neglected children can expect what percentage of reported cases to be sexual abuse?
a. 15%
b. 25%
c. 40%
d. 60%
A
According to the 1996 NIS-3 study, over 1.5 million U.S. children were harmed by child abuse during that year. Of these, about 15% were sexually abused, 25% emotionally neglected, and the remaining 60% were either physically neglected or abused.
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