A Nurse Working in a Community Clinic Usually Is Consistent

A nurse working in a community clinic usually is consistent about screening women for intimate partner violence (IPV) .However, the nursing manager found two charts during an audit in which the nurse did not do the screening.When asked, the nurse stated that the two women were lesbians, so she did not need to screen them.What response by the manager is best?

A) "Lesbians who are in intimate relationships are considered intimate partners."
B) "There is a specific screening tool just for lesbians and homosexuals."
C) "You have to screen all women for IPV regardless of their sexual preference."
D) "You're right; lesbians have a far lower rate of IPV than heterosexuals do."