A victim of intimate partner violence comes to the crisis center seeking help. Crisis intervention strategies the nurse applies will focus on

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Strategies of crisis intervention address the immediate cause of the crisis and restoration of emotional security and equilibrium. The goal is to return the individual to the precrisis level of function. Crisis intervention is, by definition, short term. The correct response is the most global answer. Promoting growth is a focus of long-term therapy. Providing legal assistance might or might not be applicable.

A Victim of Intimate Partner Violence Comes to the Crisis