The nurse is leading a group for women who have experienced ...

[AEWBW]

The nurse is leading a group for women who have experienced interpersonal violence. A client asks what research statistics tell about the perpetrators of interpersonal violence. The nurse can accurately respond that perpetrators are:
 
  1. Usually under the influence of drugs or alcohol
  2. Most often someone the victim knows
  3. A stranger to the victim in most cases
  4. Often in a psychotic state during the act

Question 2

Which nursing intervention will assist a client being treated in the Emergency Department for extensive soft tissue injuries to disclose an experience of domestic violence?
 
  1. Interviewing her in the presence of another professional
  2. Speaking with the client in the absence of her husband
  3. Providing a safe, nonintimidating environment
  4. Allowing the client to initiate the topic of violence

[yasmin]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2
Statistics show that interpersonal violence is usually committed by someone the victim knows. 1. Drugs and alcohol are not necessarily involved. 3. The victim usually knows the perpetrator. 4. The perpetrators are aware of what they are doing.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
Providing a safe environment is the first step in assisting a client who is a victim of domestic vio-lence. 1. This may increase anxiety and reluctance to disclose. 2. This is assumed in providing a safe, nonintimidating environment. 4. The client may not disclose without prompting by the nurse.

[AEWBW]

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[anyusername12131]

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