PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING POST OF A CLASSMATE IN 100 WORDS, Remember that your posts must be substantive and contribute to the dialogue that is taking place and Response posts must offer at least TWO new piece of information or insight.
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Community health nurses play an important role in risk reduction and providing care for victims of sexual abuse. Ways that community nurses can support victims of sexual abuse are by education and awareness, access to resources, screening assessments, and advocacy.
Nurses can provide workshops to educate the individuals about the signs of abuse, consent, and maintaining healthy relationships. By providing education individuals can recognize and prevent these situations. Nurses can provide individuals with access to resources such as support groups, therapy, and hotlines.
They can also help patients by performing screenings to prevent or further worsen the chance of getting stds or illnesses.
For a survivor, disclosing to someone they care about can be very difficult, so we encourage you to be as supportive and non-judgemental as possible.
Sometimes support means providing resources, such as how to reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline, seek medical attention, or report the crime to the police. But often listening is the best way to support a survivor.Here are some specific phrases RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline staff recommend to be supportive through a survivor’s healing process. Statements such as this below from the nurse can help build rapport between the patient and the nurse:
“I believe you. / It took a lot of courage to tell me about this.”“It’s not your fault. / You didn’t do anything to deserve this.“You are not alone. / I care about you and am here to listen or help in any way I can.“I’m sorry this happened. / This shouldn’t have happened to you.” (RAINN, n.d.).
Reference
Tips for talking with survivors of sexual assault. RAINN. (n.d.). https://rainn.org/articles/tips-talking-survivors-sexual-assault