A rape victim tells the nurse, "I should not have been out on the street alone." Select the nurse's most therapeutic response
a. "Rape can happen anywhere."
b. "Blaming yourself increases your anxiety and discomfort."
c. "You are right. You should not have been alone on the street at night."
d. "You feel as though this would not have happened if you had not been alone."
ANS: D
A reflective communication technique is most helpful. Looking at one's role in the event serves to explain events that the victim would otherwise find incomprehensible. The distracters discount the victim's perceived role and interfere with further discussion.
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