A nurse suspects a female patient is a victim of physical abuse. Which response is most likely to encourage the patient to confide in the nurse?

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"I've seen women who have been hurt by boyfriends or husbands" is an example of a technique referred to as "permission giving" in which the nurse communicates that it is safe to discuss uncomfortable topics. "You've got a huge bruise on your face. Did your husband hit you?" assumes that domestic violence did occur, and the comment does not encourage the patient to divulge additional information. "That bruise looks tender. I don't know how people can do that to one another" assumes that domestic violence did occur, and the comment does not encourage the patient to divulge additional information. "If your boyfriend has hit you, you can get a restraining order against him" assumes that domestic violence did occur, and the comment does not encourage the patient to divulge additional information.

A Nurse Suspects a Female Patient Is a Victim of Physical