A nurse working in a community clinic usually is consistent about screening women for intimate partner violence (IPV). However, the nursing manager found two charts during an audit in which the nurse did not do the screening
When asked, the nurse stated that the two women were lesbians, so she did not need to screen them. What response by the manager is best? a. "Lesbians who are in intimate relationships are considered intimate partners."
b. "There is a specific screening tool just for lesbians and homosexuals."
c. "You have to screen all women for IPV regardless of their sexual preference."
d. "You're right; lesbians have a far lower rate of IPV than heterosexuals do."
A
Intimate partners are described as "current and former husbands and wives, same-sex partners, boyfriends, and girlfriends," so the nurse should screen these patients too.
There is no specific screening tool for same-sex partners.
The policy may be to screen all patients, but this statement does not give the nurse specific information about this situation.
Lesbians have a somewhat lower rate of IPV than heterosexual couples do.
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