1 HNN104 Care of the Child and Adolescent Assessment Task 1: Written Assignment 2000 words (40%) ...

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HNN104 Care of the Child and Adolescent
Assessment Task 1: Written Assignment
2000 words (40%)

Purpose of assessment task

Adverse Events in infancy or childhood can have a profound and enduring impact on the development and
wellbeing of the child (ULO1). Understanding the potential impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences such
as abuse and neglect on typical child development and health of the individual (ULO2) is critical to
providing trauma-informed care and enhancing health outcomes across the lifespan.

Due date: Thursday 14th April

Time: 8.00pm

Location: Assignment drop-box on HNN104 CloudDeakin unit site

Format: PDF*
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ect version of your assessment task is properly
uploaded into the co
ect assessment drop-box.

Scenario:

Jack is a 3-month-old boy who presents with a fractured right femur. On assessment, you identify
that in addition to swelling and
uising at the fracture site, Jack has small oval-shaped
uises
clustered around his ankle, as well as
uising to his left ear. You ask Jack’s mother Candice how
these injuries occu
ed, and she is vague, stating that Jack “rolled off the couch last night”.

Task Description:

Describe how the nurse would recognise and respond to potential abuse in Jack’s case and discuss
the potential impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences such as abuse on Jack’s long-term health
and development.

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Instructions:
• Recognition of abuse should include describing aspects of the physical assessment and
presentation that might indicate that Jack’s injuries were the result of abuse. (approx. 300-
400 words)
• Response to abuse should be focused on the responsibilities of the nurse from the time that
the child presents to the health service through to (and including) mandatory reporting.
(approx XXXXXXXXXXwords)
• You are encouraged to present evidence regarding at least one physical, one psychological
and one developmental consequence of ACEs to demonstrate your understanding of the
ange of impacts these events may have. Literature regarding the impact of Adverse
Childhood Experiences (ACEs) should be used to support your discussion around long term
impacts of abuse. (approx XXXXXXXXXXwords)
• This assignment should be written in essay format with a
ief introduction and conclusion.

Presentation requirements:

Title Page
Include the following information on separate lines; Title of Paper (bold font), Student Name,
University Name, Unit Code and Name, Facilitator Name, Due Date.

Formatting of Title Page: Centred text alignment and double-line spacing.

Font
Writing is to be in an accessible font. Examples of these include: 12-point type size Times New
Roman, or 11-point type size Georgia, Cali
i or Arial.

Ensure the same font is used consistently throughout the entire paper.

Spacing
Double-line spacing (Do not insert extra lines between paragraphs or the references list entries.)

Page numbers
Page numbers to be provided on all pages. Place page number in the top right hand corner

Margins
2.54 cm at the top, bottom, left-hand, and right-hand sides of the page (default page margin).

Paragraph indents: Indent the first line of each paragraph 1.27 cm (using the tab key or paragraph
tool).
Exceptions: abstract, block quotations, title page (centred alignment), titles and headings, table titles
and notes, references (hanging indent), appendix labels and titles
(Consult with APA 7 style manual for specific detail).

Justification of text
All text needs to be aligned to the left, not justified (right margin remains uneven)

Word Count
Assignments must be no more than 10% above or below the indicated word count, not including
title page, in-text citations and reference list.
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Criterion mode: Points
High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Fail
Starting % 80 Starting % 70 Starting % 60 Starting % 50 Starting % 0
Describes markers that may assist
in recognition of abuse
Clearly and thoroughly
describes multiple
elevant aspects of
Jack’s physical
assessment and
presentation that may
indicate abuse
16-20
Clearly describes
elevant aspects of
Jack’s physical
assessment and
presentation that may
indicate abuse

14-15
Describes relevant
aspects of Jack’s
physical assessment
and/or presentation
that may indicate
abuse

12-13
Identifies or
iefly
describes aspects of
physical assessment
and/or presentation
that may indicate
abuse

10-11
Does not clearly
identify or describe
markers that may
assist in recognition of
abuse

0-9
20
Describes the role of the nurse in
esponding to abuse
Clearly and thoroughly
describes the role of
the nurse in
esponding to abuse
from the time of
presentation to the
time reporting occurs
16-20
Clearly describes the
ole of the nurse in
esponding to abuse
from the time of
presentation to the
time reporting occurs

14-15
Describes some
elements of the role of
the nurse in
esponding to abuse

12-13
Identifies or
iefly
discusses the role of
the nurse in
esponding to abuse

10-11
Does not clearly
describe the role of
the nurse in
esponding to abuse

0-9
20
Describes outcomes associated
with Adverse Childhood
Experiences (ACEs)
Clearly describes
multiple physical,
psychological and
developmental
outcomes associated
with ACEs
32-40
Clearly describes
several physical,
psychological and
developmental
outcomes associated
with ACEs
28-31
Describes physical,
psychological and/or
developmental
outcomes associated
with ACEs

24-27
Identifies physical,
psychological and/or
developmental
outcomes associated
with ACEs

20-23
Does not clearly
identify physical,
psychological, and/or
or developmental
outcomes associated
with ACEs
0-9
40
Referencing and use of Literature Skilfully integrates a
oad range of high-
quality and relevant
evidence to support all
aspects of discussion.
Citations formatted as
per APA 7 throughout

8-10
Integrates of
oad
ange high-quality,
elevant evidence to
support key aspects of
discussion. Citations
formatted as per APA
7 throughout with
minor e
ors
7
Incorporates a range
of relevant evidence
to support most key
aspects of the
discussion. Citations
are mostly formatted
as per APA 7

6
Incorporates some
evidence to support
key aspects of the
discussion. Citations
are mostly formatted
as per APA 7

5
Does not use evidence
to support discussion
and/or citations are
consistently
inco
ectly formatted.

0-4
10
4

Writing and formatting Writing is clear,
precise, and
consistently well
structured.
Assignment is
formatted according
to instructions and
adheres to word
count.
8-10
Writing is clear and
generally well
structured.
Assignment is
formatted according
to instructions and
adheres to word
count.
7
Writing is clear.
Assignment is
formatted according
to instructions and
adheres to word
count.

6
Writing is mostly clear.
Assignment is mostly
formatted in
accordance with
instructions.

5
Writing is unclear and
or lacks logical
structure, and/or
assignment does not
adhere to formatting
instructions.

0-4
Points/Percentage 10
Total Points 100

hnn104-at1-t1-2022-final-cdayipoj.pdf

Ananya · Accepted Answer

Running Head: CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT						1
CARE OF THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT						2
TITLE OF PAPER: ASSESSMENT TASK 1: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
STUDENT NAME: ____________________________
UNIVERSITY NAME: DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
UNIT CODE AND NAME: HNN104 CARE OF THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
FACILITATOR NAME: ____________________________
DUE DATE: ____________________________
Table of Contents
Introduction	3
Recognition of Abuse	3
Response to Abuse	4
Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences	5
Physical Consequence	6
Psychological Consequences	7
Developmental Consequence	8
Conclusion	9
References	10
Introduction
Child abuse and neglect is an emerging concern nowadays, which affects the growth and development of a child, both mentally and physically. A child can go through different kinds of abuse including physical abuse, mental abuse or sexual abuse, which creates a long-term effect in their life. Such abuses can be performed by any person with whom the child is in contact with.
Several signs can be found in a child who is experiencing abuse such as physical injuries and bruises all over the body with no explanation to it, the child becoming quite and always afraid of meeting new people, change in walking style of a child, behaving aggressively towards everyone and many more. Such effects are enhanced by neglecting them and not taking the correct measure to stop the abuse going on with the child.
Recognition of Abuse
In the given case, Jack is a 3-month-old baby with right femur fracture. Firstly, the occurrence of a fracture in an infant is very rare as infants are to be taken care of all the time and it is impossible of a 3-month-old baby to fall down from a height, as they do not learn to roll or move from one place to another at such an age. Moreover, Jack had oval shaped bruises spread all over his ankle and even in the left ear.
Such bruises can never be formed from falling down from a couch, which was said by Jack’s mother. Such vague reasoning from the mother indicates the case to be physical abuse and neglect of the child. As mentioned by Ayling et al. (2020), the child is most vulnerable to abuse at the age of infancy to five years when he cannot express what is going on within him. In such cases, the physical indicators of abuse must be considered by the family, parents, medical practitioners or the trainers who closely deals with the child.
Such indicators include unexplainable injuries all over the body of the child, bruises, which take a long time to heal and occurrence of new bruises time to time. Other indicators include location of the bruise, which can be on hands, legs, face, genital area, ears, thighs and resemblance of the bruise with any kind of harmful object such as belt, knuckles, cigarettes, and unrealistic injury according to the age of the child. Such indicators are recognised in Jack’s case where he shows bruises all over his ankle, ear and even a fracture on the right femur, which is unrealistic to occur in a child of three months of age. Such signs clearly show the presence of child abuse and neglect which is going on with Jack but not taken care of. 
Response to Abuse
Once the signs present in the child are confirmed to be abuse or neglect towards the child, the nurse must take appropriate actions to deal with it. Such action firstly includes reporting the act of abuse to the higher authority of the medical board or the person who is in in power above her. As mentioned by Jack et al. (2021), the child abuse once identified must be reported to the local child protection agency. In this case, too, the nurse must take the support of the supporting agencies of child abuse to be in touch with the child.
Home visits at regular intervals can be done from the nurse’s side to keep a track on the physical abuse of the child. The nurse can build a friendly relation with the mother to gather information about her family and their feelings towards the child. The nurse must evaluate every aspect of the situation and then make a clear reporting against the Child Protection Act violation, which will provide a proper protection to the child through agencies and monitor the case time to time.
The nurse too can make home visits to monitor the case in this matter of Jack’s abuse. According to Hegarty et al. (2020), including and involving oneself in the investigation of child abuse and neglect is the best way to respond to it. In this case, the nurse must include herself and find out the cause of the abuse and the person involved in it. This involvement will help in the mandatory reporting of the abuse by the nurse, which is her responsibility after recognition of the abuse and neglect. As stated by Nouman et al. (2020), mandatory reporting is the primary way to involve the legislation in the child abuse incident.

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