A nurse has been offered a transfer to an adolescent substance ...

[jilianpiloj]

A nurse has been offered a transfer to an adolescent substance abuse treatment center. Which of the following will assist the nurse in deciding whether to accept or decline the assignment?
 
  1. Assess his/her self-awareness related to working with substance abusers
  2. Make a list of the benefits of accepting the position
  3. Review his/her experience to determine if this will be a worthwhile endeavor
  4. Examine the repercussions for declining the transfer

Question 2

The client describes being uncomfortable as a male since kindergarten. I liked playing with dolls and playing dress-up in my mom's prom dress and high heels. The client is relating an example of:
 
  1. Cross-dressing.
  2. Fetishism.
  3. Gender dysphoria.
  4. Androgyny.

[bfulkerson77]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The nurse working with substance abuse will benefit from self-awareness and an understanding of the feelings that working with substance abusers can evoke. The nurse who feels angry and punitive with clients who abuse drugs, or who over identifies with these clients and finds adventure in the client's drug stories, will not be able to establish a therapeutic relationship with this client population. The other answer choices may be considerations, but do not take priority over self-awareness.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: The client reports being uncomfortable with his assigned gender as a male, he has gender dysphoria. Androgyny is flexibility in gender roles. Although he has dressed in women's clothing, cross-dressing does not address being uncomfortable as a male. The client does not discuss fetishism, which is sexualization of a body part or object.