A Young Client Is Brought into the Emergency Department (ED)

question 15

Multiple Choice

A young client is brought into the emergency department (ED) by a friend who says the client was "beat up" at school. The client is reluctant to provide the names of parents or a home address. What should the nurse suspect has occurred with this client?

• A) The client does not want the individual who did the beating to get in trouble.
• B) The client does not know his parents.
• C) The client does not want the school to get in trouble.
• D) The client is a victim of interpersonal violence.

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