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Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice 6th Edition
Chapter 41 : Caring for Survivors of Violence and Abuse Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assessing a survivor of intimate partner violence. During the interview, the nurse determines that the survivor?s partner is using power and control over the client through coercion and threats. Which client statement would lead the nurse to suspect this?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Threatening to report to child services (
C) is a clear example of coercion and threats, a tactic of power and control in IPV. Denying abuse (
A) is gaslighting, controlling social interactions (
B) is isolation, and acting superior (
D) is emotional abuse, but threats (
C) are most indicative of coercion.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is preparing a presentation for an adolescent and young adult community group about stalking. Which group would the nurse identify as having the highest risk of being stalked?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Women ages 18 to 24 (
D) have the highest risk of being stalked, particularly due to their vulnerability in dating and social contexts. Other groups (A, B,
C) face lower risks, with women in this age range consistently showing higher prevalence in stalking statistics.
Question 3 of 5
A group of nursing students is reviewing information about the types of abuse. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify stalking as a crime of which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Stalking is a crime of intimidation (
B), involving behaviors intended to control or frighten the victim. It is not always violent (
A), jealousy (
C) is a motive not a crime, and fear (
D) is an outcome, not the defining characteristic.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client who is a survivor of abuse. Which of the following would be most appropriate to use when conducting a lethality assessment?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Danger Assessment Screen (
A) is specifically designed to assess the risk of lethal violence in abuse survivors, focusing on factors like threats or weapon use. The Abuse Assessment Screen (
B) identifies abuse but not lethality, the Burgess scale (
C) is less specific, and the Beck Depression Inventory (
D) assesses depression, not lethality.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is interviewing a client who is a survivor of abuse. The client is telling the nurse about how the violence occurred. Which statement would the nurse interpret as reflecting phase 3 of the cycle of violence?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Phase 3 of the cycle of violence, the honeymoon phase, involves the abuser expressing remorse and promising not to repeat the violence (
D). Phase 1 (tension-building) includes yelling or verbal abuse (B,
C), and phase 2 (acute battering) involves physical violence (
A).