A client who has been abused is talking with an emergency department nurse. Which nursing statement indicates a firm knowledge base related to domestic violence?
A) "Power and control are central to the dynamic of domestic violence."
B) "Abused women must have dependent personality disorders because they can't live without abusive men."
C) "Abused women will always be attracted to abusive men."
D) "Abuse starts very early in the relationship. I'm not sure why women stay so long."
A
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