Ms.Teerman,25,comes to the emergency department with vague physical symptoms and does not make eye contact with the nurse during the interview.In order to understand what might be happening,the nurse should ask which of the following questions?

A) "Can you tell me what's been going on in your life lately?"
B) "What kind of problems are you having?"
C) "Is someone hurting you?"
D) "Can you explain what your family life is like?"

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Dating and cohabiting violence, same-sex violence, and violence by heterosexual women; can include physical violence and nonphysical abuses, including emotional, psychological, economic, and social abuse.

Vague Physical Symptoms

Physical symptoms that are not easily described, are difficult to diagnose, and may have no apparent medical cause.

Eye Contact

The act of looking directly into the eyes of another person, which can communicate attention, confidence, and interest in many cultures.