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mrsjacobs44

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on: Jul 19, 2018
The care plan for a battered woman will be most successful if the nurse:
 
  a. Empowers the patient to make her own decisions
  b. Develops the plan and presents it to the woman
  c. Obtains photo evidence of the battery for use in court
  d. Has a family conference and mediates among the parties

Question 2

A patient in her early teens who is being treated for irritable bowel syndrome has just dis-closed that she has been the victim of child abuse for 8 years. For what other condition should the nurse assess this patient?
 
  a. Schizophrenia
  b. Agoraphobia
  c. Posttraumatic stress disorder
  d. Obsessive-compulsive disorder


adammoses97

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The nurse's attitudes, values, and choices cannot be imposed upon the patient. The nurse must empower the patient to make her own decisions. Empowerment will help the patient develop strength to make growth-producing decisions independently. The remaining options would be counterproductive or have no bearing on the success of the care plan.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The state of chronic hyperarousal caused by the abuse is the basis for three common out-comes of childhood abuse: PTSD, depression, and irritable bowel syndrome. The conditions mentioned in the other options are not related to child abuse.


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