The emergency department nurse is assessing a female client with traumatic injuries. To assess whether or not the client's injuries have resulted from abuse, which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to ask the client?
A) "Is your partner being mean to you?"
B) "Why do you think your husband has beaten you?"
C) "It looks like someone has hurt you. Tell me about it."
D) "Can you describe the person who did this to you?"
C
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