Question

An older client is treated in the emergency department for soft-tissue injuries that the medical team suspects might be caused by physical abuse. an adult child states that the client is forgetful and confused and falls all the time. a mini–mental examination indicates that the client is oriented to person, place, and time, and the client does not comment when asked directly how the bruises and abrasions occurred. what is the next appropriate nursing action

Answer 1

The right answer is: Interview the client without the presence of family members.

In medicine, interrogation is the moment when the patient is interviewed at the beginning of the consultation to gather certain information.

Sometimes the client expresses himself better when he is alone, ie without the presence of someone who knows him, this is often done when an interview is done as part of a suspicion of abuse.