Medical Evaluation for Child Physical Abuse: What the PNP Needs to Know

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• 作者：Gail Hornor ; RNC ; DNP ; CPNP ; ^{gail.hornor@nationwidechildrens.org}  ; [Author Vitae]
• 关键词：Physical abuse ; medical evaluation
• 刊名：Journal of Pediatric Health Care
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：May-June, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：26
• 期：3
• 页码：163-170
• 全文大小：820 K

文摘

Physical abuse is a problem of epidemic proportions. Pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) will most likely encounter physically abused children in their practice. This continuing education offering will help PNPs develop the skills necessary to recognize an injury that raises the concern for abuse based on characteristics of the injury such as appearance, location, or severity and characteristics of the history given for the injury. The link between corporal punishment and physical abuse will be discussed. Cutaneous findings of abuse, oral injuries, skeletal injuries, abdominal trauma, and abusive head trauma will also be discussed.