Victims of rape should be given privacy, respect, and assurance of confidentiality. What role can nurses play in the process in working with rape survivors? Nurses
1. Provide continuous care once the victim enters the health care system
2. Examine evidence for its authenticity
3. Work with the criminal justice system to find rapists
4. Provide long-term therapy for psychological trauma
ANS: 1
Not only do nurses often provide continuous care, in some states nurses are trained as sexual assault examiners who gather forensic evidence.
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