A home health nurse, is visiting a postpartum client. During…

A home health nurse, is visiting a postpartum client. During the visit, the nurse notices the patient wearing a long-sleeve sweater despite warm room temperatures and observes bruises on her face covered with makeup. Elena states she is safe at home and explains the bruises resulted from accidentally running into a door. The nurse conducts a full assessment of the patient and her newborn and provides IPV resources while scheduling a follow-up visit. Which of the following statements by the nurse demonstrates appropriate nursing actions for a client at risk for intimate partner violence (IPV)?

A community health nurse identifies that many clients miss c…

A community health nurse identifies that many clients miss clinic appointments because the facility does not allow children to be present. According to the stage-sequential model of policy development, which is the nurse’s first step in addressing this problem?