a list of principles that is intended to influence the actions of healthcare professionals within an organization. Ethical principles help guide the decision-making process among healthcare workers in complicated situations. This paper will review the assigned case study and provide the reader with the ethical issues and principles. The case study discussed an 8-month old child brought into the emergency department by the mother due to inconsolable crying. It was reported that the child had been
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Child Abuse Maltreatment of children is not a new phenomenon. It dates back far into history‚ as far as the colonial times and even back to biblical times. During the recent years child maltreatment has had an increase in the publics eye. There are many factors to child maltreatment. There are four general categories of child maltreatment now recognized. They are physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ neglect and emotional maltreatment. Each category‚ in turn‚ covers a range of behavior. The maltreatment
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Child abuse by:Melissa Lecouffe Table of contents 1-Definition on child abuse 2-Types of child abuse 3-Effects of child abuse 4-Dangers of child abuse 5-How to stop child abuse Definition of child abuse Child abuse is any form of physical‚ psycological‚ social‚ emotional or sexual maltreatment* of a child. It could be endangering the survival‚ the safety‚ the sefl-esteem‚ the growth and the development of the child. Child abuse is more than just bruises and broken bones. Not
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Child Abuse Needs to be Stopped When walking by a small child‚ the thought that he or she is being abused may be the last thought that goes through someones mind. Although‚ child abuse occurs a lot more often than most people believe. According to the National Child Abuse Statistics‚ “A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds.” (National Child Abuse Statistics 1) This issue is not only extremely important for our society to understand and begin to take action towards‚ but it could be considered
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CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT EFFECTS TOWARDS CHILDREN Abstact Child abuse is not a new situation or cases occured. It happens all around the world and the case of child abuse is not something that we should take it lightly. Even though many action have been taken by the government and reponsible institutions‚ cases of child abuse keep increasing. Hence‚ it should be taken seriously and provide the way to protect the victim and to prevent it from happening. The imposed of law toward the child abuse
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December 1‚ 2012 Bastard Out of Carolina: Child Abuse At least 3.3 million reports of child abuse are made every year involving more than 6 million children (sometime multiple children in a report). Every ten seconds‚ there is a new report of child abuse in America (Childhelp). It has been a controversial issue as to what punishment should be brought to those who know of a child being abused‚ but does not report it. To carry knowledge of a child being abused but failing to report it should
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Child Abuse and Neglect Child abuse is any act that endangers a child’s physical or emotional health and development. Child abuse and neglect can take place anywhere. The child often knows the abuser well a parent‚ relative‚ babysitter‚ or friend of the family. Child abuse and neglect crosses all ethnic‚ racial‚ social‚ and economic lines This book talks and expresses the examinations of child neglect in families and its relevance to research‚ policy and practice in the field of services to children
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Child Abuse . Definition "Child abuse" can be defined as causing or permitting any harmful or offensive contact on a child’s body; and‚ any communication or transaction of any kind which humiliates‚ shames‚ or frightens the child. Some child development experts go a bit further‚ and define child abuse as any act or omission‚ which fails to nurture or in the upbringing of the children. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act defines child abuse and neglect as: “at a minimum‚ any recent
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TriolaProtecting those can’t Protect Themselves In the United States‚ a report of child abuse is made every second. Even worse than that‚ more than four children die per day as a result of child abuse. So why were these children not saved? Not all acts of child abuse are reported‚ even when someone notices it. Maybe it is because they do not want to jump to conclusion or they are scared. But imagine being that child‚ and how scared they are. Wouldn’t you want someone to notice if it were you? If we
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Child abuse is the physical‚ sexual‚ emotional‚ mistreatment‚ and the act to a child. “Child abuse and neglect is a widespread problem in American society; child of any age‚ sex‚ race‚ religion and socioeconomic background can fall victim to maltreatment” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ 1999‚ p. 1). Child abuse that happens to children took place during the biblical and mythological times. “It would suffice to recall the stories of Abraham and Isaac‚ Moses and Medea‚ and King Nimrod
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