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Geriatric Nursing Education
Credit ApplicationPLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
Title: Psychological Abusive Behavior # Contact Hours:1.0 CE Code JGN 0806 Valid until 10/07
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To receive CE credits, read the article, answer each question, and mail this whole page, along with your processing fee check for $10 made out
to: Elsevier, PO Box 540, Ellicott City, MD 21041-0540.
Evaluation of the CE Activity
Listed below are the educational activity objectives. Please rate the extent to which you are now able to meet each of the
objectives (with 1 as the lowest ranking; 5 as the highest ranking):
Low High
Develop sensitivity in recognizing caregivers’ psychological abuse of the elderly. 1 2 3 4 5
Identify risk factors contributing to caregivers’ psychological elder abuse behavior. 1 2 3 4 5
Reinforce notions of proper behavior in caring for the elderly. 1 2 3 4 5
The objectives clearly relate to the purpose/goals of the activity. 1 2 3 4 5
The teaching method was appropriate and effective for the content presented. 1 2 3 4 5
The information presented was accurate, current, and at an appropriate level. 1 2 3 4 5
This activity met my personal professional expectations. 1 2 3 4 5
This content was relevant to my practice as a nurse. 1 2 3 4 5
Overall, I would rate this activity: 1 2 3 4 5
Minutes required to read the article and complete the questions __________________________
Circle the best answer for each question. Required minimum passing score is 70%. Please select one wrong answer for each question:
1. The incidence of domestic psychological elder abuse is growing
because
a. the population is increasing in this age group.
b. most dependent elderly receive in-home care.
c. family caregiving stress and strain are increasing.
d. most adult children are unwilling to take care of aging parents.
2. What is the definition of psychological abuse?
a. The intentional infliction of mental anguish
b. Involves actions producing fear of isolation and deprivation
c. Presents obvious physical evidence
d. Encompasses verbal or nonverbal insults
3. Which of the following factors were identified in the literature as
risk factors for elder mistreatment?
a. Caregiving stress and workload
b. Socioeconomic status of the elderly
c. Age and gender of the caregiver
d. Family conflict
4. The conclusions of this article suggest:
a. Most domestic caregivers demonstrate severe psychologi-
cally abusive behaviors.
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b. Female caregivers demonstrated more abusive behaviors
than men.
c. Caregiving burden was an important factor accounting abu-
sive behavior.
d. Caregiver education level was a significant factor for the
abusive behavior.
5. Which of the following psychological abusive behaviors were
found more frequently among these caregivers?
a. Blame him or her verbally
b. Ignore his or her requests
c. Refuse to accept his or her opinion
d. Threatening to hit him or her
6. Caregiving burden was found correlated to abusive behavior
because
a. primary caregivers often are responsible for the heavy work-
load.
b. caregivers often are mentally ill.
c. caregiving is stressful.
d. caregivers sometimes face conflict.
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This continuing education activity for nurses is coprovided by Nurse Practitioner Alternatives, Inc. (NPAI), and Elsevier. NPAI is an approved
provider of continuing nursing education by the Maryland Nurses Association, an approved approver by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center’s Commission on Accreditation. For questions regarding the content of this activity, contact [email protected].
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