During the nurses assessment of a female patient, the patient reveals that she experienced sexual abuse when she was a young woman. What is the nurses most appropriate response to this disclosure?

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The nurses primary roles in light of this disclosure are to provide empathy and to arrange for appropriate resources and referrals. There is no need to phone 911 and psychotherapy is beyond the nurses scope of practice. The patients confidentiality will be respected, but this does not mean that the nurse can promise to keep it a secret.

During the Nurses Assessment of a Female Patient, the Patient