The nurse suspects a client with multiple injuries has been physically abused. The nurses would classify this client as being a:
1. Level I.
2. Level II.
3. Level III.
4. Level IV.
3. Level III.
Rationale:
When triaging clients with injuries sustained from suspected physical abuse, a client who presents with injuries would be a Level III. A client who has no history or threat of abuse would be a Level I. A client with recent or present abuse would be a Level II. There is no Level IV in the classification system.
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