An appropriate ongoing, long-term treatment goal for a victim who experienced sexual abuse eight months ago would be to:
1. Involve significant others in the treatment plan.
2. Establish rapport and build a trusting nurse–client relationship.
3. Move from victim to survivor status.
4. Become aware of legal rights.
3. Move from victim to survivor status.
Rationale:
The process of moving a client from victim to survivor status may take months to years, whereas the other treatment goals can be met in the short term (hours to days). The nurse should have involved significant others in the treatment plan, established rapport, and made the client aware of legal rights immediately after the sexual abuse occurred.
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