“Though I don’t understand why a nurse is asking a colonoscopy patient if he feels safe at home from domestic violence.”
A few hours ago I filled out a form for a new PCP. The domestic violence was one of the questions on the form. I guess that’s the in thing now.
Reasons for Screening in Health Care Settings: Domestic violence is prevalent among women
Screening for Domestic Violence in Health Care Settings
As well, apparently some health orgs don't discriminate, so they assume everyone is either a potential victim or, in the case of males, homosexual.
They won't like my response if I'm asked.
This has been going on for years, now.
Some people have said that they’ve actually been asked about firearms in the home. That didn’t happen to us, but we were asked other questions that didn’t seem the purview of a PCP.