Critical Thinking: A crisis intervention nurse is training emergency department staff on treatment needs of persons in abusive relationships. What is a common difficulty staff encounter when caring for this population?
a. There is not a good legal pathway to help persons in abusive relationships.
b. The abused person may return to the abusive home setting.
c. Hospital policies do not identify the legal care needed for abused persons.
d. Because length of care is short in the emergency department, there is little staff can do for patients who have been abused.
ANS: B
Abused persons return to abusive settings because they feel they have no other options or they fear reprisal from the abusive partner. There are policies in all health care facilities that describe the legal needs and the legal process that needs to be followed when caring for abused patients. Even in short-stay care settings there are interventions that can be helpful to a patient who has experienced abuse.
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