A nursing instructor is developing a lesson plan to teach about domestic violence. Which information should be included?
1. Power and control are central to the dynamic of domestic violence.
2. Poor communication and social isolation are central to the dynamic of domestic violence.
3. Erratic relationships and vulnerability are central to the dynamic of domestic violence.
4. Emotional injury and learned helplessness are central to the dynamic of domestic violence.
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Rationale: The nursing instructor should include the concept that power and control are central to the dynamic of domestic violence. Battering is defined as a pattern of coercive control founded on physical and/or sexual violence or threat of violence. The typical abuser is very possessive and perceives the victim as a possession.
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