The nurse includes screening for intimate partner violence in the first prenatal visit for all patients. Which of the following is an appropriate question for the nurse to ask?
A.
"I need to ask you, do you feel safe from abuse right now?"
B.
"Is your partner threatening or harming you in any way right now?"
C.
"This is something we ask everyone: Do you have any abuse in your life right now?"
D.
"We ask everyone this: Do you feel safe in your living environment and relationships?"
ANS: D
Intimate partner violence is a difficult subject to discuss and the nurse may fear insulting or psychologically hurting the patient more. A nonthreatening approach is to ask patients directly whether they feel safe going home and whether they have been hurt physically, emotionally, or sexually by a past or present partner.
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