A Victim of a Violent Rape Has Been in the Emergency

question 22

Multiple Choice

A victim of a violent rape has been in the emergency department for 3 hours.Evidence collection is complete.As discharge counseling begins,the patient says softly,"I will never be the same again.I can't face my friends.There is no sense of trying to go on." Select the nurse's most important response.

• A)"Are you thinking of suicide?"
• B)"It will take time,but you will feel the same as before."
• C)"Your friends will understand when you tell them."
• D)"You will be able to find meaning in this experience as time goes on."

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Definitions:

Natural Monopoly

A market condition where the most efficient number of firms in the industry is one, due to the high infrastructure or fixed costs associated with distribution networks.

Willingness to Pay

The maximum amount an individual is prepared to spend on a good or service, reflecting the value they place on it.

Income

The extraction of financial value, repetitively over time, from working engagements or investment pursuits.

Income Elasticity

A measure of how much the demand for a good or service changes with a change in the consumer's income.