Author Question: The assessment that should be given priority when the nurse interviews a rape victim in the ... (Read 29 times)

Mollykgkg · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

The assessment that should be given priority when the nurse interviews a rape victim in the
emergency department is

a. coping mechanisms the client is using.
b. the client's previous sexual experience.
c. adequacy of interpersonal relationships.
d. whether the client has ever had a venereal disease.

Question 2

According to the Life Changing Event Questionnaire the nurse can predict that a client will be prone
to negative responses to stress if he or she has experienced a

a. number of significant losses.
b. move within the same city or town.
c. change in religious beliefs.
d. promotion at work.

snackralk · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Of the options listed, the priority assessment should be the victim's coping mechanisms. The other
options have little relevance.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Deaths and other significant losses are high-scoring items on the questionnaire. A number of losses
would suggest a high score and a greater propensity for difficulty.