The nurse is counseling women at a crisis shelter about risk factors for increased intimate partner violence. What event is most likely to trigger an increase in abusive behaviors?

A) Moving to a new community
B) Starting a new job
C) Becoming pregnant
D) The death of a grandfather

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Micah Joy Estrella · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Abuse is not likely to decrease, and can often increase when a woman becomes pregnant. Moving, starting a new job, and a death in the family are all stressors, but they are not identified as factors that specifically increase violence more than pregnancy.

The nurse is counseling women at a crisis shelter about risk factors for increased intimate partner violence. What event is most likely to trigger an increase in abusive behaviors?

A) Moving to a new community
B) Starting a new job
C) Becoming pregnant
D) The death of a grandfather

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The nurse is counseling women at a crisis shelter about risk factors for increased intimate partner violence. What event is most likely to trigger an increase in abusive behaviors?A) Moving to a new communityB) Starting a new jobC) Becoming pregnantD) The death of a grandfather

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The nurse is counseling women at a crisis shelter about risk factors for increased intimate partner violence. What event is most likely to trigger an increase in abusive behaviors?

A) Moving to a new community
B) Starting a new job
C) Becoming pregnant
D) The death of a grandfather