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A community mental health nurse is assigned to investigate the frequent school absences of an 11-year-old child. The nurse finds the child home alone, caring for his 1- and 3-year-old siblings.
 
  The house is cluttered and dirty, and both parents are at work. The child tells the nurse that whenever his mother is called to work at her part-time job, he must watch the kids because the family cannot afford a babysitter. Based on the information obtained thus far, what preliminary assessment can be made? a. The child is coping well with a difficult situation.
  b. The child and his siblings are experiencing neglect.
  c. The children are at high risk for sexual abuse.
  d. The children are experiencing physical abuse.

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