Exam 22: Sexual Violence

A nurse interviews a person abducted and raped at gunpoint by an unknown assailant.The person says,"I can't talk about it.Nothing happened.I have to forget!" What is the person's present coping strategy?

A victim of a violent rape has been in the emergency department for 3 hours.Evidence collection is complete.As discharge counseling begins,the patient says softly,"I will never be the same again.I can't face my friends.There is no sense of trying to go on." Select the nurse's most important response.

A patient in the long-term reorganization phase of the rape trauma syndrome has experienced intrusive thoughts of the rape and developed a fear of being alone.Which finding demonstrates the patient has made improvement? The patient:

When working with rape victims,immediate care focuses first on:

Which activities are in the scope of practice of a sexual assault nurse examiner? Select all that apply.

What is the primary motivator for most rapists?