A Woman Has Just Entered the Emergency Department After Being

question 29

Multiple Choice

A woman has just entered the emergency department after being battered by her husband.The nurse needs to get some information from her to begin treatment.What is the best choice for an opening with this patient ?

• A) "Hello Nancy, my name is Mrs. C."
• B) "Hello, Mrs. H., my name is Mrs. C. It sure is cold today!"
• C) "Mrs. H., my name is Mrs. C. How are you?"
• D) "Mrs. H., my name is Mrs. C. I'll need to ask you a few questions about what happened."

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Definitions:

Outgroup Discrimination

Unfair treatment or negative attitudes directed towards members of a group that one does not belong to or identify with.

Crowd Behaviour

The study of how individual behavior is influenced and how it changes when individuals are part of a crowd.

Le Bon

Gustave Le Bon was a French social psychologist best known for his work on crowd psychology and the behavior of individuals in groups.

Primitive Behaviour

Refers to actions or reactions considered to be based on instinctual drives or early human development, sometimes seen as less sophisticated or unlearned.