CFN Violence and Abuse Patterns 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which type of elder abuse involves unauthorized use of an older adult's finances, property, or assets?
- Physical neglect
- Financial exploitation (Correct answer)
- Psychological mistreatment
- Sexual abuse
Correct answer: Financial exploitation
Financial exploitation is the unauthorized or improper use of an elder's resources and is one of the most common forms of elder abuse.
Question 2: A pattern of injuries in different stages of healing across multiple body areas in a child suggests:
- A single accidental fall
- Normal childhood play injuries
- Repeated non-accidental trauma over time (Correct answer)
- A clotting disorder
Correct answer: Repeated non-accidental trauma over time
Injuries in different stages of healing indicate repeated trauma events occurring at different times, a hallmark of ongoing physical abuse.
Question 3: The FACES tool used in elder abuse assessments primarily evaluates:
- Facial injury severity
- Functional, cognitive, emotional, and social status plus environmental safety (Correct answer)
- Forensic autopsy findings
- Caregiver burnout levels
Correct answer: Functional, cognitive, emotional, and social status plus environmental safety
FACES assesses Functional ability, Affect/mood, Cognitive status, Environmental safety, and Social supports in elder abuse screening.
Question 4: An abuser who controls a victim's access to money, transportation, and social contacts is engaging in:
- Physical assault
- Coercive control (Correct answer)
- Emotional outbursts
- Situational couple violence
Correct answer: Coercive control
Coercive control is a pattern of behaviors used to dominate a partner through isolation, monitoring, and resource deprivation.
Question 5: When a victim of human trafficking presents for healthcare, which finding most suggests labor trafficking rather than sex trafficking?
- Multiple sexually transmitted infections
- Musculoskeletal injuries, calluses, and malnutrition (Correct answer)
- Vaginal lacerations
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
Correct answer: Musculoskeletal injuries, calluses, and malnutrition
Labor trafficking victims often present with occupational injuries, repetitive strain injuries, malnutrition, and signs of physical overexertion.
Question 6: In abusive head trauma (shaken baby syndrome), the classic triad of findings includes:
- Long bone fractures, burns, and bruising
- Retinal hemorrhages, subdural hematoma, and encephalopathy (Correct answer)
- Intracranial hemorrhage, rib fractures, and skin burns
- Metaphyseal fractures, retinal hemorrhage, and cutaneous bruising
Correct answer: Retinal hemorrhages, subdural hematoma, and encephalopathy
The classic triad of abusive head trauma is retinal hemorrhages, subdural hematoma, and encephalopathy, though individual findings vary.
Question 7: Which statement about mandatory reporting of IPV for adult patients is accurate in most US states?
- Mandatory reporting of IPV for adults is required in all 50 states
- Adult IPV is generally not mandatorily reportable; the adult retains reporting autonomy (Correct answer)
- Adult IPV must always be reported to law enforcement
- Mandatory reporting applies only if the victim is pregnant
Correct answer: Adult IPV is generally not mandatorily reportable; the adult retains reporting autonomy
Unlike child abuse, adult IPV is not uniformly mandatorily reportable; in most states, the competent adult victim decides whether to involve law enforcement.
CFN Violence and Abuse Patterns 4
Which type of elder abuse involves unauthorized use of an older adult's finances, property, or assets?