The experienced nurse assessing a battered woman patient uses many open-ended questions during the interview.The rationale for this is that:

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Open-ended questions reflecting what the woman is disclosing give the patient the sense of being in control of the interview,and she is likely to reveal more than when direct questions are used exclusively.Open-ended questions are not easily answered "yes" or "no." Open-ended questions are indirect.Patients can refuse to answer any question,so this is not an acceptable rationale.

The Experienced Nurse Assessing a Battered Woman Patient Uses Many