Mary Is Seeing Her Family Physician for a Routine Checkup

question 4

Multiple Choice

Mary is seeing her family physician for a routine checkup and mentions to the nurse that her husband just returned from active duty in the military.He was deployed to Iraq for the last 18 months,and Mary says she is very excited that they will finally be able to pick up where they left off.The nurse decides to ask more questions about their marital relationship in this postdeployment period.Which is the best rationale for including these assessment questions?

• A)The postdeployment period is often the most difficult time for veterans and spouses to negotiate.
• B)All veterans experience some PTSD and are unable to return to previous relationship patterns.
• C)Denial about the impact of combat experiences is common among military spouses.
• D)Mary is most likely being abused by her husband and is covering this up.

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