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Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence: Screening, Detection and Intervention
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1. Approximately how many women will experience
domestic violence at some point in their lifetime?
a. 1 in 1,000
b. 1 in 100
c. 1 in 10
d. 1 in 3
2. Approximately how many men will experience
domestic violence at some point in their lifetime?
a. 1 in 1,000
b. 1 in 100
c. 1 in 10
d. 1 in 4
3. Which of the following recommendations
regarding IPV screening are true:
a. The Affordable Care Act of 2012 required
insurance companies to cover IPV screening
at no additional cost to the patient
b. Additional ‘red flags’ that suggest screening
is necessary include, but are not limited
to, trauma, chronic or recurrent sexually
transmitted disease infections, and injuries
in the elderly
c. All primary care physicians should screen
females 12 years of age and older for IPV
d. All of the above
4. During a patient encounter, which of the
following is not a ‘red flag’ that would make a
physician consider IPV?
a. A partner who is reluctant to leave the room
b. A patient who has repeated unexplained
injuries
c. A patient with poor follow up
d. A patient who appears anxious or depressed
e. A patient with consistent follow up
5. Children who witness or are the victims of
domestic violence are at increased risk for
perpetuating domestic violence in their future
relationships.
a. True
b. False
6. A safety plan for a victim includes:
a. A spare set of keys
b. An extra set of clothing hidden away
c. A place to seek shelter
d. All of the above
7. During pregnancy, domestic violence:
a. Stops
b. Decreases
c. Stays the same
d. Increases
e. C and/or D
8. Violence may escalate when the victim attempts
to leave the abusive relationship.
a. True
b. False
9. Victims of domestic violence who have been
surveyed prefer that violent crimes perpetrated
against them be reported to authorities.
a. True
b. False
10. In the state of Florida, the physician is
required to report:
a. All cases of suspected domestic violence
b. No cases of suspected domestic violence
c. Cases of suspected domestic violence where
serious injury occurs
d. Cases of suspected domestic violence where
gunshot wounds are inflicted
e. Both C and D
11. Which of the following is not part of adequate
documentation of domestic violence?
a. Direct quotes from the patient
b. Physical exam findings
c. Photographs or sketches of injury
d. Using language such as ‘patient denies’ or
‘patient claims’
12. Which of the following is true regarding
offering a patient information on resources?
a. Physicians should provide a patient experi-
encing intimate partner violence with a local
or national Help Hotline phone, offer refer-
ral to an advocacy service, and formulate a
safety plan with the patient
b. Physicians should provide a patient experi-
encing intimate partner violence with a local
or national Help Hotline phone number and
encourage the patient to leave their spouse
c. Physicians should provide a patient experi-
encing intimate partner violence with a local
or national Help Hotline phone number
and nothing else.
d. Physicians should provide a patient experi-
encing intimate partner violence with a local
or national Help Hotline phone number
and large informational packets on domestic
violence so that they will not be misplaced.
1. What will you do differently as a result of this information? _ ___________________________________________________________________________
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2. How will you apply what you learned to your practice? ________________________________________________________________________________
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