[Verified Answer]: The nurse asks client to have a seat, and…

The nurse asks client to have a seat, and then sits in a chair across from her. Client is visibly uncomfortable and seems reticent to talk about why she is seeking medical attention at the clinic. During the health history portion of the assessment, client tells the nurse that she was treated for postpartum depression after her youngest child was born, but she is currently not on any medications. She also discloses that she has been physically and sexually abused by her husband since her first pregnancy and that this is the first time she has disclosed the abuse to a healthcare provider. Describing the abuse, client states that months would go by without any problems, but then her husband would suddenly become violent. She states that her husband was constantly and often violently jealous. Client tells the nurse that she decided to leave her husband last week because her oldest child was having frequent nightmares about his mother being murdered by his father. Her husband knows where all of her friends and family live, so she was not sure where to go. She called a crisis hotline, and they told her a bed was available at the local shelter for her and her two children. At that point, she decided to go to the shelter. Before the child’s nightmares started, she said she coped with the violence by going somewhere else and checking out emotionally. Seeing her child’s pain, though, was enough to motivate her to leave the relationship. She had been experiencing headaches and trouble sleeping for several months, but the symptoms seemed to get worse after her first night at the shelter. She says that she is hopeful now that she has started receiving services at the shelter but that she also wants to forget the abuse ever happened and erase it from her mind. Question 4 of 29 What risk factors for depression and anxiety are evident in the client’s health history? Marital status and recent move to a shelter. Number and age of children. Headaches and trouble sleeping. Female gender and history of physical abuse.