Question

A client with multiple bruises comes to the clinic for treatment. The client appears withdrawn and quiet when communicating with the nurse. The spouse accompanies the client to the exam room and begins to answer all the questions the nurse asks the client. Which action will the nurse take next

Answer 1

In this case, the nurse should suspect the existence of intimate partner violence. It is one of the most common causes of intrafamilial violence.

Intimate partner violence is a type of abuse that happens in a romantic relationship.  Women are generally the primary victims of this type of abuse.

In the case of intimate partner violence, victims and victimizers tend to exhibit particular behavioral and physical patterns that help to identify these situations.

One of the most common physical patterns of intimate partner violence is the presence of multiple bruises in atypical locations.

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