NUR 212 - Abuse and Violence Flashcards

Vocabulary practice flashcards generated from Videbeck Chapter 12 lecture notes on abuse and violence.

Family Violence

Abusive behavior occurring within families, including spouse battering, child neglect or abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), elder abuse, and marital rape.

Intergenerational Transmission Process

The pattern where adults who were victims of child abuse or witnessed family violence repeat those behaviors by abusing their own children or partners.

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

The mistreatment or misuse of one person by another within the context of an emotionally intimate relationship.

Cycle of Abuse and Violence

A repeating sequence of behaviors in abusive relationships consisting of three distinct phases: violent episode, honeymoon phase (reconciliation), and tension-building phase.

Power and Control Wheel

A conceptual framework illustrating tactics used by perpetrators of intimate partner violence, such as coercion and threats, intimidation, emotional abuse, isolation, minimizing/denying/blaming, using children, male privilege, and economic abuse.

SAFE Questions

A screening assessment tool for intimate partner violence assessing Stress/safety, Afraid/abused, Friends/family, and Emergency plan.

Primary Prevention Goals of IPV

Interventions aimed at stopping intimate partner violence before it occurs by addressing root causes, changing social norms, and shifting community conditions through public awareness, policies, and school programs.

Secondary Prevention Goals of IPV

Early intervention measures for victims and abusers immediately following an abusive incident to prevent progression, including screening assessments, 24-hour crisis helplines, and short-term emergency shelters.

Tertiary Prevention Goals of IPV

Long-term interventions focused on helping severely abused individuals recover and rehabilitating abusers to stop the cycle of violence, including therapy, support groups, and long-term housing.

Child Abuse

The intentional injury of a child, encompassing physical abuse, neglect, failure to provide care or supervision, abandonment, sexual assault, or overt torture.

Non-Accidental Trauma

Physical abuse in children characterized by injuries inconsistent with the reported history or developmental stage, delays in seeking treatment, and injuries in various stages of healing.

TEN-4-FACESp Bruising Rule

A clinical screening rule for child abuse: bruising on the Torso, Ears, or Neck in children under 4 years old; bruising on the Frenulum, Angle of jaw, Cheeks, Eyelids, or Subconjunctivae; bruising on infants 4 months and younger; or any Patterned bruising.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Potentially traumatic childhood events prior to age 18—such as abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction—assessed via a 10-category questionnaire to evaluate long-term health impacts and guide intervention.

Mandatory Reporting

A legal requirement mandating nurses and healthcare professionals to report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children, vulnerable adults, or elders based on reasonable suspicion rather than conclusive proof.

Elder Abuse

Maltreatment of older adults involving physical, sexual, or psychological abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or denial of adequate medical treatment, most commonly committed by spouses or adult children.

Elder Self-Neglect

An older adult's inability or failure to manage personal finances, perform activities of daily living, maintain hygiene, keep medical appointments, or prevent unsanitary living conditions.

Rape

A crime of violence and humiliation expressed through sexual acts, involving sexual intercourse performed against a person's will and without consent, or when the victim is legally or mentally incapable of giving rational consent.

SANE Nurses

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners trained to conduct specialized physical examinations, collect and preserve medical-legal evidence (rape kits), and deliver trauma-informed prophylactic care to sexual assault survivors.