The experienced nurse assessing a battered woman client uses many open-ended questions during the interview. The rationale for this is that:
1. The woman will feel more in charge of the interview
2. Such questions allow for simple yes or no answers when the client is upset
3. The questions are direct and easily understood by anxious individuals
4. Clients can refuse to answer when sensitive information is being probed
ANS: 1
Open-ended questions reflecting what the woman is disclosing give the client the sense of being in control of the interview, and she is likely to reveal more than when direct questions are used exclusively. 2. Open-ended questions are not easily answered by yes or no. 3. Open-ended ques-tions are indirect. 4. Clients can refuse to answer any question, so this is not an acceptable ra-tionale.
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