Treatment for Victims of Physical Abuse and Violence

Common actions for victims of abuse

1. Give first aid as needed.
2. When violence or abuse is very prominent, separate the victims from the perpetrators.
3. Report any abuse in child protection services and the elderly, as required by law.
4. In the case of the persecution of women, reporting is required if the injury was caused by a gun, knife or other weapon.
5. If sexual abuse is suspected, follow the laws and institutional procedures for collecting and storing evidence admitted in evidence a series of procedures.
6. Ensure that victims receive sensitive care and compassionate.
7. Give full support to the victims not to tolerate abuse.
8. Listen with empathy explanation about the victims of persecution now and past.
9. Record all injuries incurred and treatment rendered.
10. In collaboration with a team approach, including inter-agency referral initiate and participate in case conferences.

Action for victims of physical abuse and violence on children

1. Make sure the child is comfortable with making the right introductions and do not touch a child without permission when conducting interviews.
2. Use play activities, including drawing, to encourage children to tell or express feelings, for children who are reluctant or unable to express the trauma they experienced.
3. Describe all tests and medical procedures in terms that can be understood, before the procedure is executed.
4. Improve the child's relationship with parents; nurses can not be a substitute for separating parents with the child's biological parents.

Action for victims of physical abuse and violence on women

1. Communicate acceptance, warm and non-judgmental; do not deliver though indirectly that he is guilty of not leaving the abusive environment.
2. Improve the safety and awareness of his right to be free from persecution.
3. Discuss the various options available, including shelter, legal protection to report abuse and seek protection from persecution through the courts.
4. Respect the victim's decision, including the decision to return to the abusive situation or the decision not to report the abuse.
5. Help her to make plans to ensure safety, including home and auto hide duplicates; asking neighbors to report to the police when violence began to occur; store documents such as birth certificates, bank account numbers, social security numbers, and rental receipts or purchases of goods available; maintains a list of telephone numbers of emergency shelter, legal aid, police, counselors and support groups.

Action for victims of physical abuse and violence on elderly

1. Give it time and patience to be able to make the elderly discuss the situation.
2. Respect the dignity of the client and should not be judge.
3. Discuss the options available to ensure safety, such as temporary hospitalization, placement in a home that is safe and protective orders from the court.
4. Provide a list of resources and support services, including adult protective services, legal aid, victim resource agencies, local units of elderly and 24-hour hotline number for the issue of persecution of the elderly.

Measures for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

1. Use the implementation associated with anxiety (eg, relaxation techniques, encourage expression of feelings, limiting caffeine and nicotine.
2. Validation on the client that they experienced traumatic events cause enormous stress.
3. Help clients disclose all aspects of the traumatic event, including thoughts and feelings.
4. Teach the client about coping strategies to manage anxiety symptoms that accompany memories of trauma.
5. Encourage clients to participate in a support group or self-help groups.
6. Refer clients to alcoholic anonymous or narcotics anonymous if alcohol or drug abuse problem for clients.

Action for abuses committed against

1. When actors threatening persecution or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the nurse should call security or police to ensure the safety of themselves and others.
2. Notify molesters on duty to report maltreatment to the designated agency.
3. Get help from a team of experienced health workers (eg, clinical nurse specialists, social workers, representatives of protection agencies, mental health crisis workers) to start the intervention.
4. In situations of child abuse, the nurse can be helpful with regard parents as clients as victims of abuse and their children.
5. If persecution is recognized by the culprit, encourage him to be responsible for violent behavior does.
6. Communicate belief that violent behavior can be controlled and that there are other functions that could be more appropriate and possible.
7. Advise and refer perpetrators of the abuses to the community resource agencies, such as mental health services, parent education courses, self-help groups, and nursing home.

Action for families

1. Teach the family about the importance of individual responsibility for the behavior of each.
2. Teach the family to recognize stressful situations.
3. Teach the family to develop strategies for problem solving or coping strategies.
4. Teach families about effective parenting skills.
5. Teach the family to use community resources and professional assistance to improve family functioning.

Action for community

1. Seeks to reduce violence-related conditions (eg, poverty, inadequate housing, dysfunction attitudes towards violence, substance abuse). For example: joining volunteer organizations, lobby with local officials.
2. Trying to develop and maintain a family of resources (eg, child care services, nursing homes, educational programs, support groups)
3. Support and enhance the legal and legislative efforts to eliminate domestic violence.

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