Author Question: A nurse is reviewing the chart of a new client in the family medicine clinic and notes the client is ... (Read 86 times)

cdr_15 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A nurse is reviewing the chart of a new client in the family medicine clinic and notes the client is identified as George Smith. The nurse enters the room and finds a woman in a skirt. What action by the nurse is best?

a. Apologize and declare confusion about the client.
b. Ask Mrs. Smith where her husband is right now.
c. Ask the client about preferred forms of address.
d. Explain that the chart must contain an error.

Question 2

A nurse is providing health teaching to a middle-aged male-to-female (MtF) client who has undergone gender reassignment surgery. What information is most important to this client?

a. Be sure to have an annual prostate examination.
b. Continue your normal health screenings.
c. Try to avoid being around people who are ill.
d. You should have an annual flu vaccination.

macagn · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The nurse may encounter transgender clients whose outward appearance does not match their demographic data. In this case, the nurse should greet the client and ask the client to explain his or her preferred forms of address. Lengthy apologies can often create embarrassment. The nurse should not assume the client is not present in the room. The chart may or may not contain errors, but that is not related to determining how the client prefers to be addressed.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The MtF client retains the prostate, so annual screening examinations for prostate cancer remain important. The other statements are good general health teaching ideas for any client.