A 34-year-old female presents at the clinic for stitches to a cut abov

A 34-year-old female presents at the clinic for stitches to a cut above her left eye. She tells the nurse that she fell down the steps at home. The nurse suspects that her client has been abused by her husband.

The husband is hovering and answers questions for the client. The nurse’s best course of action is to
A) call the police to report the intimate partner abuse that has occurred.
B) ask the husband to leave the room momentarily and then ask the client if she is afraid of someone at home who may or who has tried to hurt her.
C) ask the husband how frequently he hits his wife and what caused this injury.
D) tell the husband that the client must answer the questions herself and watch his reaction.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

B