A nursing instructor is teaching about intimate partner violence. Which of the following student statements indicate that learning has occurred? (Select all that apply.)
1. "Intimate partner violence is a pattern of abusive behavior that is used by an intimate partner."
2. "Intimate partner violence is used to gain power and control over the other intimate partner."
3. "Fifty-one percent of victims of intimate violence are women."
4. "Women ages 25 to 34 experience the highest per capita rates of intimate violence."
5. "Victims are typically young married women who are dependent housewives."
1, 2, 4
Rationale: Intimate partner violence is a pattern of abusive behavior that is used by an intimate partner. It is used to gain power and control over the other intimate partner. Women ages 25 to 34 experience the highest per capita rates of intimate violence. Eighty-five percent of victims of intimate violence are women. Battered women represent all age, racial, religious, cultural, educational, and socioeconomic groups. They may be married or single, housewives or business executives.
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