Child Abuse: Types, Effects, and Assessment

Discussion:
Abuse occurs in many areas of society, and it takes many forms. The situation of abuse may
involve child abuse by a parent or the caregiver. Abuse is related to being physical, it can also
include emotional torture, sexual abuse etc. This results in the health problem of the victims and
the victims suffers from physical and mental trauma.
In the given scenario the additional data regarding the potential abuse I would assess is if the
child is scared, if she is having difficulty walking or sitting comfortably or if she is getting
fearful if touched (Perkins, 2018). If she seems to be on high alert, if she is avoiding or trying to
avoid her Uncle, Does her bodies injury marks have a pattern. Further, some tests would be done
such as urinal tests & checking of other bruises in the body. (Pereda et al., 2009)
To assess this situation, the best part is to talk with the child and make her comfortable about the
situation. Being a 5-year-old child, the mental development is not much, she must be closest and
comfortable only with her parents, so we will need the parents to do the assessment, and we
would guide them on how to do it. They are the ones who will be asking relevant questions and
make the child comfortable for the physical tests to be done by the doctor.
The team members who are needed to be included in the process a doctor, a child therapist, The
parents and also other nurses who take care of the children. The doctor should do the basic and
necessary examination of the child and accordingly prescribe medication to help cure the fever.
The physical Bruises throughout the body must be checked by the parents, but the doctor should
prescribe medication so that it can be healed soon. The nurse should use antiseptic and assist the
doctor (Pereda et al., 2009)