A pregnant client with multiple bruises in various stages of healing comes to the clinic for treatment. She appears withdrawn an
d quiet when the nurse approaches her. Her partner accompanies her to the exam room and begins to answer for the client. There is minimal eye contact from the client to the nurse. Which action will the nurse complete next?
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.
