A 33 year old nurse visits a bar alone. That is something she has a habit of doing. While there she is persuaded by three men to go outside with them. She is raped by the men while outside and left outside the bar. The police are called by a bar visitor when discovering her on the ground. She is taken to a clinic designed to provide rape assessment and chemical abuse treatment. After agreement to admission what steps would be appropriate for the counselor to take?

  1. Request STD screening and inform client of the need for a several week wait for results.
  2. Contact parents or friends immediately to enlist their support.
  3. Discharge after medical staff deems a physical assessment shows it is appropriate.
  4. Refer her to AA and advise that she get a woman sponsor to work the steps to address her alcoholism and process the rape incident.
Explanation

Answer: A - Other steps mentioned are not wise and A is not enough. Unless she agrees or requests immediate contact of parents and friends the counselor has no business contacting them without her permission and the rape trauma needs to be addressed professionally. Although AA's twelve step program could be used to process and heal many disturbances. A rape trauma needs to be addressed with professionals trained on trauma resolution.

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