The Nurse Suspects That a Patient Has Been Physically Abused

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse suspects that a patient has been physically abused, but the woman refuses to report the abuse to the police. Which statement by the patient suggests to the nurse that the relationship might be in the "honeymoon stage"?

• A) "My boyfriend says he will never hurt me again."
• B) "My boyfriend only drinks alcohol on the weekends."
• C) "My boyfriend yells less than he used to."
• D) "My boyfriend has frequent bouts of insomnia."

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Definitions:

Meso

Refers to a stereochemical term describing a compound with multiple stereocenters that is superposable on its mirror image, often due to an internal plane of symmetry, thus not being chiral.

Asymmetric Carbons

Carbon atoms bonded to four different atoms or groups, leading to chirality or mirror-image isomerism.

Stereochemistry

The study of the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules and its influence on the chemical and physical properties of substances.

Stereochemistry

The study of the three-dimensional structures of molecules, focusing on the spatial arrangement of atoms and the implications for the chemical behavior of the compounds.