Pediatrics

Mother, Did You Know? (Code 85)

Primary Presenter(s)

• AW

  Ann Marie Willoughby, DNP

  FNE Outreach Clinical Leader
  Hendrick Medical Center
  Abilene, Texas

Delve into the ethical concerns of mothers who refuse to acknowledge their child's sexual abuse and discover a supportive approach.

Learning Outcome(s). Increased knowledge about:

• the prevalence of mothers who knew or suspected the abuse of their children but failed to report.
• reasons mothers may not report the abuse of their children.
• how forensic nurses can care for the mothers as a secondary victim and prevent continued abuse of the child.