Answer each of the
following questions (there is only one correct answer to each question).
1
Recent studies relating to the number of patients involved
in acts of violence show that:
A. patients are rarely involved in acts of violence
B. the number of patients involved in acts of
violence is declining
C. the proportion of patients involved in acts
of violence is estimated to be 25%-35%
D. hospital security prevents most acts of violence
within the nurse's work environment
2
Calculation of the costs of family violence to the nation
includes all of the following factors except:
A. medical expenses
B. police and court costs
C. shelters and foster care
D. job training and placement
3
Phase Two of Dr. Lenore Walker's Three Phase Theory
of family violence is the:
A. Post-Violence Phase
B. Acute Battering Phase
C. Tension-Building Phase
D. Loving Reconciliation Phase
4
At which stage of the Three Phase Theory of family violence
does a strong bond develop between the batterer and the victim?
A. Pre-Violence phase
B. Acute Battering Phase
C. Loving Reconciliation Phase
D. Tension-Building Phase
5
The root causes of violence by the batterer can always
be attributed to:
A. the use of alcohol and drugs in combination
B. the individual's personal frustration
C. the result of alcohol abuse
D. numerous and varied factors
6
The kind of man who beats a woman is:
A. a minority male from the lower income group
B. a majority group male from the middle income
group
C. a man who was never allowed to compete as
a child
D. a man from any walk of life, race, income
group or profession
7
Batterers are usually people who:
A. grew up in loving, secure homes
B. were only children
C. were physically or psychologically abused
D. admit they have a problem with anger
8
What actual result is the batterer seeking from beating
his victim?
A. emotional or sexual satisfaction
B. complete control
C. recognition
D. respect
9
The main focus of treatment is:
A. to stop the violence
B. to inform the battered man of his rights
C. to inform the battered woman of her rights
D. so the woman and man can get acquainted with
the therapist
10
One of the reasons friends or family members of the
battered person are reluctant to offer shelter is because they:
A. believe she may not have the money to pay
for her stay
B. are afraid of reprisals from her violent partner
C. believe the batterer has the right to beat
her
D. believe she deserves the batterings she receives
11
Reasons why victims of domestic/family violence choose
to remain include:
A. strength and pride
B. shame and embarrassment
C. power and individualism
D. strong self-esteem and worth
12
The theorist that identified the basic human need of
"belonging" was:
A. Piaget
B. Freud
C. Maslow
D. Seligman
13
Suspicious signs that may identify the battered woman
include:
A. frequent absenteeism from work or social functions
B. long sleeves in hot weather
C. heavy makeup
D. all of the above
14
Children who are raised in a home where there is violence
between their parents:
A. usually will not experience any problems or
emotional suffering
B. suffer poor health, sleeping difficulties,
loneliness, and fear
C. have never been studied in scientific research
projects
D. will report the abuse to the authorities
15
In screening a victim for domestic/family abuse the
nurse should assess:
A. laboratory values
B. patient safety
C. urine analysis
D. none of the above
16
Prevention and intervention strategies may include all
of the following except:
A. triage for immediacy of need
B. contacting a victim's advocacy representative
C. calling security, local police if necessary
D. encouraging contact between victim and batterer
17
The victim of domestic violence needs reassurance that:
A. you believe her history of abuse and there
are places she can go
B. domestic violence is a crime and no one deserves
to be beaten
C. she is not crazy and she is not alone
D. all of the above
18
A victim in danger should be taught to have an "exit
plan" including:
A. withdrawing funds from partner's accounts
B. leaving behind all joint property
C. giving new address and phone number to relatives
and friends
D. taking along identification, credit cards,
and important documents
19
The nurse should advise the battered woman that the
first step to escape her environment must begin with her, and she should
ask for help from:
A. a women's center, women's shelter or family
crisis center
B. her church, a physician, or a counselor
C. a friend, family members or the police
D. any of the above
20
Shelters available to battered women and other victims
of domestic violence:
A. are very expensive
B. act to break up families where violence occurs
C. offer protection and anonymity to the victim
and her children
D. all of the above
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