Question

Child abuse and maltreatment is not limited to a particular age and can occur in the infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age years. Choose one of the four age groups (infant, toddler, preschool, or school age) and discuss the types of abuse that are most often seen in this age. Discuss warning signs and physical and emotional assessment findings the nurse may see that could indicate child abuse. Discuss cultural variations of health practices that can be misidentified as child abuse. Describe the reporting mechanism in your state and nurse responsibilities related to the reporting of suspected child abuse. Your individual response should have a 1. minimum of 300 words excluding your reference citation 2. need to use two peer-reviewed/scholarly resources to support your response 3. at least one in-intext citation

Answer 1

Child abuse in school-aged:

Abuse may be of physical, emotional and sexual.

Physical abuse is considered intentional harm to the child physically by kicking, biting, shaking, punching,beating, burning, hitting,choking, stabing etc

Emotional abuse is considered that behaviours causing negative impact on child's psychological well being such as rejection, constant criticism, threats, ignoration, denial,isolation, verbal assault etc

Sexual abuse is considered involving sexual activity toward the child which includes fondling or groping of child's genital area, Incest, Rape, exposing children to pornography, making children to touch the adult sexual organs, masturbation infront of child etc

Nurses findings:

Fear of child to see the adults

Anxious and refusal to go to outside environment

Expecting mother or someone to be with child anytime

Injuries in body

Lacerations in the body

Fera to talk with anyone etc

Reporting child abuse:

Childhelp numbers like 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

local civilian law enforcement agency

Department of Defense

Child Protective services.

References:

Kurtz PD, Gaudin Jr JM, Wodarski JS, Howing PT. Maltreatment and the school-aged child: School performance consequences. Child Abuse & Neglect. 1993 Sep 1;17(5):581-9.