The nurse is assisting a victim of spousal abuse to create a plan for escape if it becomes necessary
Components of the plan should include (more than one option may be correct)
A. determining a code word to signal children that it is time to leave.
B. having the phone number for the nearest shelter.
C. hiding money with which to buy new clothes.
D. assembling birth certificates, Social Security cards, and licenses to take.
E. bringing change with which to make phone calls.
F. securing a supply of current medications.
G. taking enough toys to amuse the children for 2 days.
A, B, D, E, F
Rationale: All the options except C and G should be considered. Accumulating enough money to
purchase clothing may be difficult. The woman should be advised to hide a small suitcase containing
a change of clothing for herself and each child. Taking a large supply of toys would be cumbersome
and might compromise the plan. Women are advised to take one favorite small toy or security object
for each child.
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a. Administrators b. Clinicians/practitioners c. Consultants d. Educators
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1. parasympathetic nervous system. 2. sympathetic nervous system. 3. enteric nervous system. 4. central nervous system.
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