Thesis
Pediatric and Elder Abuse: Statistics, Assessment, Diagnosis and Referral
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/1998
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3997
Abstract
Abuse is a prevalent part of society today. Two vulnerable populations are children and elders. Abuse among these populations continues to rise and is a major concern for all health care professionals. The primary care provider has an obligation to know what constitutes pediatric and elder abuse in their community and state or practice. The health care professional must know the signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect in order to diagnose and treat victims of abuse. The elder population, adults aged 65 and older, is the fastest growing population today. The number of elders in America grew from 3.1 million in 1900 to 33.2 million in 1994. As the population has grown the problem of elder abuse has grown with it. The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) found that reports of elder abuse increased by 106% from 1986 to 1994. Though reporting has been deemed ineffective by many health care professionals, it is mandated in most states. Even if reporting of elder abuse does not lead to the ideal outcome, it is one of few interventions open to health care professionals.
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- Title
- Pediatric and Elder Abuse: Statistics, Assessment, Diagnosis and Referral
- Creators
- Jolene Marie Haskins
- Contributors
- Lorna Schumann (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900591145801842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis