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

[Yolanda]

The nurse is leading a support group for women who have experienced interpersonal vio-lence. When a patient asks about the characteristics of the perpetrators of interpersonal violence, the nurse accurately responds that they are:
 
  a. Usually under the influence of alcohol
  b. Most often someone the victim knows
  c. A stranger to the victim in most cases
  d. Often in a psychotic state during the act

Question 2

A patient admits to having been battered by her live-in boyfriend several times over the past 2 years.
 
  She states to the nurse, We plan to get married next June, and I think things will be bet-ter then. He is always so sorry afterward, that I think I can trust him to change. Which intervention should be included in the patient's teaching plan?
  a. Discourage her hope that the battering will end after they are married.
  b. Assist her in enrolling in a class to learn techniques of self-defense.
  c. Assist her in developing an emergency plan, because the pattern of violence is likely to continue.
  d. Emphasize that the battering pattern usually remains the same in frequency and severity over time.

[ryansturges]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Statistics show that interpersonal violence is usually committed by someone the victim knows. Drugs and alcohol are not necessarily involved. The victim usually knows the perpe-trator. The perpetrators are aware of what they are doing.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Developing an emergency plan is critical for any battered woman. The battering is not likely to cease unless the batterer seeks help but stating that fact is not therapeutic by itself. This will not stop the violence, although it might afford her some protection. Violence usually in-creases over time.

[Yolanda]

Excellent

[upturnedfurball]

Great answer, keep it coming