A Perinatal Nurse Is Conducting an Initial Interview and Assessment

question 10

Multiple Choice

A perinatal nurse is conducting an initial interview and assessment on a new patient in her first trimester of an unplanned pregnancy.The nurse discovers the patient was a victim of child abuse and her husband has left her and returned several times.The nurse should assess this patient for what other issue as the priority?

• A) Financial concerns
• B) Homelessness
• C) Intimate partner abuse
• D) Social isolation

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