A nurse is working with a family to reduce the incidence of home violence.Which of the following actions by the nurse would most likely have a positive effect?

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To empower the family,the nurse needs to recognize and capitalize on the violent family's strengths and to guide the family in recognizing and dealing with its problems.The nurse must use a nurse-family partnership rather than a paternalistic or authoritarian approach.Families often can generate many of their own solutions-in fact,the family's own solutions tend to be more culturally suitable and individualized than those the nurse generates.

A Nurse Is Working with a Family to Reduce the Incidence