A 34-year-old female presents at the clinic for stitches to a cut above her left eye. She tells the nurse that she fell down the steps at home. The nurse suspects that her client has been abused by her husband.
The husband is hovering and answers questions for the client. The nurse's best course of action is to
A) call the police to report the intimate partner abuse that has occurred.
B) ask the husband to leave the room momentarily and then ask the client if she is afraid of someone at home who may or who has tried to hurt her.
C) ask the husband how frequently he hits his wife and what caused this injury.
D) tell the husband that the client must answer the questions herself and watch his reaction.
Question 2
An overweight female client comes to the community clinic for stomach pain and heartburn. The nurse practitioner suspects that she may have acid reflux that is aggravated by her weight.
She orders an upper GI and asks the nurse to counsel the patient about weight loss. How should the nurse begin the conversation?
A) The nurse practitioner wants you to lose weight. Let's think about ways for you to cut calories and increase your physical activity.
B) I am concerned about your weight because I think it may be contributing to your health problem. What do you think about your weight?
C) You are 50 pounds overweight and it is time that you make some changes in that if you want to be here for your family.
D) You need to lose weight. Here is a referral to Weight Watchers. They have the best support and dietary plan in the area.
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