NSG 2317 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Pelvic Pain, Aggravated Sexual Assault
22 Jan 2018
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Intimate partner violence: spousal violence and violence committed by current or former dating partners. Sexual assault: canadian criminal code identifies sexual assault and sexual touching as crimes. Sexual assault with a weapon or verbal threats. Aggravated sexual assault: four levels of sexual assault. Child abuse and neglect: most provinces/territories require the public and health care providers to. Physical, sexual, neglect (not providing necessities of life), emotional report suspected child abuse: child abuse and ipv often overlap, type of abuse. Effects of violence on health: direct effects of physical injury (bruises, fractures etc. , chronic health problems. Health care providers" responses to ipv: there is inconclusive evidence as to whether routine screening is effective, greater detection of abuse did not necessarily lead to meaningful. Depression responses: women report negative experiences with health care providers who focus on physical consequences rather than wider effects and context of ipv. Assume that a majority of patients will have a history of abuse of.
