title: Nursing responsibility in child abuse.
abstract: The major intent of this presentation was to demonstrate: nursing responsibility according to legal mandate, using the example of legislation signed into Michigan Public Law in September, 1975; components of child abuse and neglect services including identification, reporting, diagnosing, and treatment; and to identify for other health professionals providing services to families and children, the nurse's role in dealing with the child abuse and neglect phenomenon.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D010290:Parents; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D014481:United States