Assignment Part 1:
A young woman is diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection and is subsequently reported to the public health department. A public health nurse visits her, but she refuses to name her sexual contacts.
- Should the woman be compelled by law to name her sexual contacts? Why or why not?
- Do the best interest of the woman's sexual contacts and their contacts supersede the woman's right to privacy? Explain your answer.
Assignment Part 2:
You have been Cindy Johnson's physical therapist for the last eight months. During that time, she has been repeatedly treated at your office for injuries that appear to have been inflicted by someone.
- How might you phrase an opening question to learn whether she is the victim of abuse?
- If she protests that she is simply "accident-prone," how might you phrase your response?
- Would you drop the matter at this point or continue to question her?
- What could you do to protect her if she does not admit abuse, but you are reasonably sure that she is being abused?