Author Question: A nurse works a rape telephone hotline. Communication with potential victims should focus on: a. ... (Read 70 times)

karlynnae · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse works a rape telephone hotline. Communication with potential victims should focus on:

a. explaining immediate steps victims should take.
b. providing callers with a sympathetic listener.
c. obtaining information for law enforcement.
d. arranging counseling.

Question 2

After an abduction and rape at gunpoint by an unknown assailant, which assessment finding best indicates that a patient is in the acute phase of the rape-trauma syndrome?

a. Decreased motor activity
b. Confusion and disbelief
c. Flashbacks and dreams
d. Fears and phobias

maya.nigrin17@yahoo.com · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The telephone counselor establishes where the victim is and what has happened and provides the necessary information to enable the victim to decide what steps to take immediately. Counseling is not the focus until immediate problems are resolved. The victim remains anonymous. The other distracters are inappropriate or incorrect because counselors are trained to be empathetic rather than sympathetic.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Reactions of the acute phase of the rape-trauma syndrome are shock, emotional numbness, confusion, disbelief, restlessness, and agitated motor activity. Flashbacks, dreams, fears, and phobias are seen in the long-term reorganization phase of the rape-trauma syndrome. Decreased motor activity by itself is not indicative of any particular phase.