The nurse using standardized assessment tools to screen for intimate partner violence (IPV) knows what facts about the tools? (Select all that apply.)
a. The Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) has a body drawing to mark injuries.
b. The Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) includes a question about pregnancy.
c. The Woman's Experience with Battering (WEB) scale has been updated to include strangulation.
d. The Woman's Experience with Battering (WEB) scale looks for coercive behaviors.
e. The Woman's Experience with Battering (WEB) scale screens for psychological abuse.
A, B, D, E
The AAS has a body drawing on which the nurse can mark injuries and includes a question about abuse during pregnancy, which can be omitted if the patient is not pregnant.
The WEB scale includes questioning about coercive behaviors and psychological abuse.
The AAS was recently updated to include strangulation behaviors.
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