A Client Comes to the Emergency Department with Injuries to Her

question 29

Multiple Choice

A client comes to the emergency department with injuries to her upper shoulders and back area. When questioned about how the injuries occurred, the client becomes less talkative and states that she "fell". The client has a history of frequent ED visits, always with believable excuses about how her injuries occurred. The nurse begins to suspect that this client is a victim of abuse. This is an example of the nurse making which of the following?

• A) Observation of cues.
• B) Inference.
• C) Judgment.
• D) Validation.

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