A Nurse Is Talking to a Friend Who Thinks the Importance

question 11

Multiple Choice

A nurse is talking to a friend who thinks the importance of intimate partner violence (IPV) is overrated because only a small percentage of the population is affected.The best response by the nurse is,

• A) "Although few in number, victims take enormous time and resources."
• B) "It is a legal requirement that all nurses screen all women for abuse."
• C) "About 25% to 33% of women are affected by IPV, and they often experience poor health outcomes."
• D) "This still is a significant number when considering the population."

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Thought

Thinking that involves considering possibilities, scenarios, or outcomes that are not based on immediate reality but on imagined or projected situations.

Deductive Reasoning

A logical process whereby a conclusion is reached based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

Top-Down

An approach or process that starts from the upper levels of a hierarchy and moves downwards, often referring to management, processing, or information systems.

Bottom-Up

An approach or process that starts from the most basic or elementary level and works upwards in complexity, typically used in decision-making, problem-solving, and information processing contexts.