Case Study : ' Mamie '

Tanya Mitchell frantically called 911 to report a shooting-a shooting she committed. In an act of self-defense against her abusive husband who, at the time, was threatening to kill her, she did what she had to do to save her own life. From her reports, her husband was not only abusive, but that he gave men in his “motorcycle club” permission to gang rape her-while he watched. Specific example of his sadistic abuse include him telling her they were going to get married while holding her at gunpoint, making her play Russian roulette, and even trying to rip off her nails. Her attorneys were going to use Battered Woman Syndrome (to take her psychological health based off of her abuse) as a factor in the case but were not confident it would

Advocacy is a fundamental responsibility in nursing because patients are inherently vulnerable (Creasia & Friberg, 2011). The scenario presented is challenging because, although the nurse suspects child abuse, there is a lack of explicit evidence. Reporting suspected child abuse is a legal obligation for nurses, but the result may have devastating effects for the family. To prevent inaccurate conclusions, a professional nurse should question the mother and child separately and attempt to uncover the

Qu. 2. Should Tavion’s mother be directed to a different department of the hospital or another organization regarding her concern of abuse?

Per Reporter: Onslow County received a report on 1/22/18 with concerns of the living condition of the home; dirty home feces on the floor and body odor. During the investigation, there were concerns with the mental health status of both parents. Shomari has been inpatient twice for making suicidal statements. Gabriella is diagnosed with bipolar, ADHD & Depression, which she is not being treated for. Previously Gabriella and Shomari had a verbal altercation about ordered food; Shomari’s food arrived before Gabriella’s did. Gabriella became upset, went upstairs and wrote her suicidal thoughts down. Gabriella went downstairs and handed Shomari the paper. Gabriella and Shomari stated that Sabastian was sleeping during the altercation. There have

On 9-17-17, the unknown male child's grandmother Faye; asked me to look at the child back. The child's left shoulder blade had a scar. The scar appeared to like someone used their two middle fingers and dug into his skin. The child was bleeding and scared. The child's grandfather (unknown) did this allegation. Faye called the child to come to her. The child was afraid to come to the grandmother. Faye stated told the child "I am not going to do anything to you." The child finally came to Faye. The child did not seek medical attention. The child's mother *(Santana) was not at home. It is unknown if Santana knows about this incident. Also, they are rumors going around that the child is being molested. It is unknown by whom. It is unknown if Santana

The police have responded to calls from Cindy’s home on several instances as a result of the family violence. Cindy and her daughter Chloe have been hospitalized involuntarily due to their claims of self-harm and suicidal

R/s Elouise Ethridge has cancer and is doing chemo treatments. R/s Ms. Ethridge has a blood circulation problem in her legs and it affects her mobility. R/s everyday Ms. Ethridge and her son, James fight and LE is called out to the home once a week. R/s on yesterday according to James, his mother had her hand in his face, so he slapped her. R/s LE responded to the home and James was arrested, but later released. R/s there is concerned that Ms. Ethridge and James are going to kill each other. R/s James sometimes double up on his medication and calls to the ambulance. R/s James abuses the system by saying he needs to go to a mental institute, but he only he does it to get out of the house.

The reporting party (RP) stated her son Da' Rell Jones DOB: 10/12/85 has lived in the facility for approximately 13 years. The RP stated on a visit she observed that her son's right eyebrow was swollen and escorted her son outside of the home. The RP stated her son is non-verbal but understands and is able to shake his head yes and no. The RP asked her son if someone had hit him and he nodded yes. The RP stated she named off the names of the caregivers and when she came to a caregiver named Chips, her son identified the caregiver by nodding no. The RP stated she notified the Regional Center of the incident. The RP stated that she is being retaliated against for filing the complaint with the Regional Center. On one occasion while out with her

The nurse was clearly seeing that the Sarah was not capable of getting the help she

The reporter said Susan (victim) is afraid to stay there with Charles, but he’s afraid for the Home Health people to come out to the home. 3 or 4 years ago, the victim fell out of the bed and broke her hip, and Charles was in the household with the victim at the time. The neighbors have called the police out to the home, and the police have been out to the home several times, but it is unknown why. The reporter said they came out to the home, due to abuse (unknown when). The reporter spoke to Charles about the concerns, but he acts as if he didn’t do anything wrong. Charles says that Susan has lost her mind. The reporter last saw the victim 2 ½ years ago and discussed the allegations with the alleged

Ms. Green is 46-year-old African- American woman. Ms. Green is a divorced mother of four boys. Ms. Currently lives with her sister in Upper Marlboro, MD with her sister. Ms. Green reported a history of domestic violence and five restraining orders against her ex-husband that just ended last year. Ms. Green reported being "brutally beaten and raped" by her ex-husband who broke into her place after their divorce. Ms. Green reported that she often experiences flashbacks of the physically attacks when married to her husband. Ms. Green also reports not feeling safe and feel as if, "I have no peace and the only way to get peace is to move away from Maryland so I won 't be so close to him". Ms. Green reported that she was unemployed for the past

An individual may stay in a violent relationship for a variety of factors, making it difficult to remain safe. For example, love, fear, pride, loyalty, embarrassment, children, lack of knowledge about options, low self-esteem, or a combination of these factors. Thus, safety is the first priority for any victim of domestic violence (California Attorney General's Office, 2002). As such, a critical first step for Dr. Breyker is to identify, validate, and address the heightened dangers Anita could face. Effectively blocking Ab’s ability to continue his control over Anita should also be uppermost in determining the referrals Dr. Breyker will give to Anita. Naturally, referrals to law enforcement are primary. But the individual circumstances of Anita’s

Hello Antonia, thank you for being a major part of this week’s discussion, and sharing your potential funding sources that appears to be a great fit. I cannot recall if I extend gratitude to you for selecting this population as your idea project, so thank you for doing so. This population being at-risk to abuse and mistreatment is worthy to be address. How sad! Acierno, and colleagues (2010), indicated that The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study, had conducted a decade ago, was the first major investigation of mistreatment among the aging population in the United States and found that 449924 persons aged 60 years or older had been physically abused, neglected, or had been mistreated in some kind of way. I was appalled in the number of elderly being abused and just think this study does not include the cases that were unreported.

Family History: Patient lives in her mother’s house with her two children. The patient reports a

mental state. These evidential factors all lead to emotional abuse, using the two women's illnesses as