The nurse is caring for a woman who is admitted following a beating by her husband. The woman says, 'It wasn't really his fault. Dinner was late.' The husband arrives to visit his wife with a large bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates. The woman later says to the nurse, 'He feels so bad about what he did and says it will never happen again.' What concept should guide the nurse when replying to the client?

B The woman is quite perceptive and should be safe when she is discharged. A Men who abuse their wives and then repent usually do not do it again. D Spousal abuse is usually a result of misbehavior on the part of the abused. C Abuse is often followed by repentance and then again by abuse.