A Woman Comes to an Emergency Department with a Broken

question 11

Multiple Choice

A woman comes to an emergency department with a broken nose and multiple bruises after being physically assaulted by her husband. She states, "The beatings have been getting worse, and I'm afraid next time he will kill me." Which is the appropriate nursing response?

• A) "People in general do not change their behaviors. He will likely never change."
• B) "There are things you can do to prevent him from losing control."
• C) "Let's talk about your options so that you don't have to go home."
• D) "Why don't we call the police so that they can confront your husband with his behavior?"

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

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Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.