The nurse is caring for a patient who has gender dysphoria. What ...

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The nurse is caring for a patient who has gender dysphoria. What is the nurse's best action to reduce and eliminate discrimination when caring for this patient?
 
  1. Ask close-ended questions to elicit direct answers when talking about sex with the patient.
  2. Ask open-ended questions that engage the patient to actively participate in care.
  3. Ask the charge nurse to reassign the nurse if the nurse is uncomfortable.
  4. Ask the nurse's co-worker to discuss the patient's condition, in order to avoid direct questions with the patient.

Question 2

What factors should the nurse self-assess periodically when working with a patient who is diagnosed with a sexual disorder? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Professional standards of care about sex
  2. Personal practices about sex
  3. Educational practices about sex.
  4. Knowledge about sex
  5. Personal attitudes about sex

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2
Explanation: In order to reduce and eliminate discrimination when caring for a patient with gender dysphoria, the nurse will ask open-ended questions that engage the patient to actively participate in care. The nurse will not ask for a patient reassignment or for information from a co-worker regarding the patient's condition.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 4, 5
Explanation: Knowledge of sex and personal attitudes about sex are categories for self-assessment and self-awareness. Although professional standards of care, personal practices, and educational practices related to sex and sexual disorders are important, these are not areas of self-assessment when caring for patients who have sexual disorders.