International Nurses Association

When should you alert child protective services?  Essentially, if you have a question on whether you should, always err on the side of caution and contact them. Better to have a fit parent investigated, then to have a child continue to suffer abuse or neglect.  A Saved Child A mid-size hospital had a 7-year-old female admitted to the emergency room on a Friday night. The girl had a very concerned mom and step dad with her, in addition to her 3-year-old brother. The nurse asks how the little girl got the huge gash on her forehead, and the step dad quickly answered that her brother hit her with a metal toy truck. The nurse turned to the little girl, and she answered that he didn’t mean to do it. The nurse had an odd feeling, and stepped out of the room to alert her supervisor.The supervisor visited the room, interacted with the child and the parents, and returned to say everything appeared to be fine to her. The doctor did a complete examination, and also said she felt the family w