# For each nursing response to a client who discloses intimate partner violence, identify whether it is supportive now or needs correction.

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## Question

For each nursing response to a client who discloses intimate partner violence, identify whether it is supportive now or needs correction.

|  | Supportive now | Needs correction |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Continue the conversation alone in a private setting using nonjudgmental, behavior-specific questions. |  |  |
| Invite the partner into the room to interpret and confirm whether the disclosure is accurate. |  |  |
| Validate the disclosure, assess immediate danger, and offer resources and safe contact methods chosen by the client. |  |  |
| Insist that the client leave the relationship today or the clinic cannot provide further help. |  |  |
| Document objective findings and the client's words, explain confidentiality limits, and follow applicable reporting law and policy. |  |  |
| Confront the partner or leave detailed messages on a shared voicemail without the client's permission. |  |  |

## Explanation

The nurse should provide first-line survivor-centered support: listen without judgment, ask about needs, validate the disclosure, assess immediate danger, enhance safety, and connect the client with chosen resources. Screening and discussion should occur privately without the partner as interpreter. The nurse explains confidentiality and any reporting limits before sensitive questioning, documents objective findings and the client's words according to policy, and uses safe contact methods selected by the client. The nurse should not force separation, confront the partner, promise absolute secrecy, or leave messages that could increase danger.

## In-depth explanation

Correct Answer
Supportive care preserves privacy, validates the client, assesses danger, strengthens safety, documents objectively, and respects informed choices.

Why It Fits
Coercive control and physical injury create safety and psychosocial needs, while the partner's presence can inhibit disclosure or increase risk.

Clinical Picture
Mandatory reporting requirements vary, so the nurse follows current law and policy while clearly explaining confidentiality limits.

Memory Link
Listen, inquire, validate, enhance safety, and support - do not pressure.

NCLEX Rule
Use a private, trauma-informed, survivor-centered response and collaborate on safety and resources without taking control from the client.

Why the Alternatives Fail
Partner interpretation, confrontation, forced leaving, or unsafe voicemail contact can silence the client or escalate harm.

Sources
1USPSTF 2025 Intimate Partner Violence Screening Recommendation
2WHO Clinical Handbook for Women Subjected to Intimate Partner Violence
3ACOG Intimate Partner Violence Guidance
4NCSBN 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan

## Clinical scenario

Outpatient clinic
During a private visit, an adult quietly states that a partner controls money and transportation and caused the bruising on the client's arm. The partner is waiting outside and repeatedly sends text messages. The client is alert, has decision-making capacity, and does not request police contact.

## Key concepts

- **Intimate partner violence** — Physical, sexual, psychological, or coercive harm by a current or former intimate partner.
- **Coercive control** — A pattern of domination using isolation, threats, surveillance, financial control, or restrictions on daily life.
- **Safety planning** — Collaborative preparation for reducing danger and accessing help in ways chosen by the survivor.

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