When a victim of sexual assault is discharged from the emergency department, the nurse should:

A) arrange support from the victim's family.
B) provide referral information verbally and in writing.
C) advise the victim to try not to think about the assault.
D) offer to stay with the victim until stability is regained.

Immediately after the assault, rape victims are often disorganized and unable to think well or remember what they have been told. Written information acknowledges this fact and provides a solution. The incorrect options violate the patient's right to privacy, evidence a rescue fantasy, and offer a platitude that is neither therapeutic nor effective.