A client who is at 28 weeks' gestation arrives for her first prenatal examination in a wheelchair. What should the nurse include when assessing this client? Select all that apply
1. Signs of physical abuse
2. Evidence of mental abuse
3. Teaching about cesarean birth
4. Reason why prenatal care was delayed
5. Language that would hint toward financial abuse
1, 2, 4, 5
Explanation:
1. Women with disabilities are at greater risk of being victimized and of sustaining intimate partner violence. Women who rely on their partner for assistance with activities of daily living are at risk for physical abuse.
2. Women with disabilities are at greater risk of being victimized and of sustaining intimate partner violence. Women who rely on their partner for assistance with activities of daily living are at risk for mental abuse.
3. Pregnant women who use a wheelchair will not necessarily need a cesarean birth.
4. Women with disabilities are at greater risk of being victimized and of sustaining intimate partner violence. Women who rely on their partner for assistance with activities of daily living are at risk for having care withheld.
5. Women with disabilities are at greater risk of being victimized and of sustaining intimate partner violence. They are also at risk for financial abuse.
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