A client who is a rape victim perplexedly asks the emergency department nurse "How can I
determine if I was at fault for what happened to me?" The therapeutic intervention the nurse should
use is to
a. reassure that the outcome of the situation will be positive.
b. support the client as she separates issues of vulnerability from blame.
c. pose questions about the rape, using the adverb "why" whenever possible.
d. make decisions for the client because she is perplexed and confused.
B
Although the victim may have made choices that made her vulnerable, she is not to blame for the
rape. This thinking allows the victim to begin to restore a sense of control. This is a positive
response to victimization. Option A does not permit the victim to begin to restore a sense of control.
Option C suggests the use of a nontherapeutic communication technique. Option D does not permit
the victim to restore control.
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