You are the nursing team leader at the Aspirus Medical Clinic in the Internal Medicine Department, and you have observed a recently hired practical nurse named Elizabeth come to work with stitches in her lip and a bruised cheek. She tells you she fell and had to go to the emergency room for stitches. Over the next 2 months, you find she has been late to work five times and has two absences for various ailments. You observe that she lacks self-esteem and avoids socializing with other staff members. When other staff persons ask her if she wants to stop off for coffee or a drink after work, she seems uneasy and says that her husband expects her home and she cannot be late. Other team members have started to complain that she is getting a lot of telephone calls from her husband during the work day.What can you conclude from your observationsHow can you approach Elizabeth to discuss your observations and suspicions

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You are the nursing team leader at the Aspirus Medical Clinic in the Internal Medicine Department, and you have observed a recently hired practical nurse named Elizabeth come to work with stitches in her lip and a bruised cheek. She tells you she fell and had to go to the emergency room for stitches. Over the next 2 months, you find she has been late to work five times and has two absences for various ailments. You observe that she lacks self-esteem and avoids socializing with other staff members. When other staff persons ask her if she wants to stop off for coffee or a drink after work, she seems uneasy and says that her husband expects her home and she cannot be late. Other team members have started to complain that she is getting a lot of telephone calls from her husband during the work day.
1. What can you conclude from your observations
2. How can you approach Elizabeth to discuss your observations and suspicions

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