Before a victim of sexual assault is discharged from the emergency department, the nurse should:
a. notify the victim's family to provide emotional support.
b. offer to stay with the patient until stability is regained.
c. advise the patient to try not to think about the assault.
d. provide referral information verbally and in writing.
ANS: D
Immediately after the assault, rape victims are often disorganized and unable to think well or remember instructions. Written information acknowledges this fact and provides a solution. The distracters violate the patient's right to privacy, evidence a rescue fantasy, and offer a platitude that is neither therapeutic nor effective.
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