The community nurse is visiting a victim of rape at home. Which observation indicates that crisis intervention goals have not been met?
A) Husband hopes to meet the rapist in a back alley 1 day.
B) Victim and husband sit with the nurse at the kitchen table and discuss feelings.
C) Victim states that intimate relationship with the husband has resumed without incident.
D) Husband holds the victim's hand and expresses endearing terms while the victim smiles.
A
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Goals of crisis intervention for families of rape victims include helping the family be supportive of the victim, discussing the sexual relationship between partners, and the partner expressing feelings have not changed. A goal is also to discourage violent retribution toward the rapist. The husband desiring to meet the rapist in a back alley indicates that crisis intervention goals have not been met.
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