The nurse is performing an abuse assessment screen on a patient. Which of the following is the most effective question for the nurse to ask the patient?
A) "Does your husband hit you?"
B) "Have you ever been forced into sexual activity?"
C) "Do you make your husband angry?"
D) "Is this the first time you have been hit, slapped, kicked, or otherwise physically hurt by someone?"
Ans: B
Feedback: The abuse assessment screen consists of three questions. (1) In the past year, have you been hit, slapped, kicked, or otherwise physically hurt by someone? (2) If you are pregnant, since you have been pregnant, have you been hit, slapped, kicked, or otherwise physically hurt by someone? (3) Have you ever been forced into sexual activity?
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