A nurse who provides care in a large, urban emergency department has worked with numerous victims of various forms of abuse as well as those who are abusers. The nurse recognizes that persons who commit abuse are typically what?
A) Of lower socioeconomic class
B) Victims themselves of abuse
C) Delusional and/or psychotic
D) Over 50 years of age
Ans: B
While persons who commit abuse are by no means a homogeneous group, they do tend to be victims of abuse themselves. They are not necessarily poor, acutely ill, or elderly.
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