sexual identity, orientation Flashcards
A nurse practitioner is evaluating a patient who identifies as transgender and does not believe in the norms, roles, and relationships that are associated with men and women. Predict the nurse practitioner’s concern about health care related to this patient’s beliefs.
The patient’s beliefs would limit the options for health care screenings.
The patient’s lack of gender association would prevent routine health visits.
Decreased access due to lack of health care insurance would prevent a health care visit.
Stigma may delay seeking health care.
Stigma may delay seeking health care.
A female patient has gender dysphoria. Determine the description that best describes this term.
Feelings about defining herself as female when she does not believe in binary sexes
Stress regarding sexual response to a male partner
Distress from incongruence of gender identify and assigned sex at birth
Increased stress from identifying as a lesbian
Distress from incongruence of gender identify and assigned sex at birth
A nurse practitioner is seeing a patient for an annual exam, and the patient responds that the gender identity does not align with the gender assigned at birth, which was female. Propose how the nurse practitioner will document the patient’s gender in the electronic medical record.
Cisgender
Transgender
Female sex
Natal gender
Transgender
A female patient who identifies as a transgender is in the waiting room of a new primary care provider. Determine a characteristic of the waiting room that may decrease her fear of discrimination.
Pamphlets on natal sex diseases
Signs of nondiscrimination
Wall decor on traditional sex roles
Standardized greeting for all patients
Signs of nondiscrimination
A nurse practitioner is discussing physical sexual response with a female patient who has concerns about sexual health. Predict an endogenous chemical that the nurse practitioner will include in this discussion.
Cortisol
Insulin
Serum calcium
Norepinephrine
Norepinephrine
A nurse practitioner is discussing sexuality with a female patient. Determine an element of sexuality that the nurse practitioner should address.
Gender congruency
Sexual orientation
Emotional response
Desires
Desires
A nurse practitioner is evaluating a female patient who has decreased sexual response. Predict what the nurse practitioner should explore further with a female patient to evaluate sexual response.
Family history of depression
Responses to physical touch
Personal history of a sexually transmitted infection
Perception of intimacy
Perception of intimacy
A nurse practitioner is seeing a patient for an annual exam, and the patient responds that the gender identity does not align with the gender assigned at birth, which was female. Propose how the nurse practitioner will document the patient’s gender in the electronic medical record.
Cisgender
Cross-dresser
Female sex
Transmasculine
Transmasculine
A nurse practitioner is evaluating a male patient who describes himself as a cross-dresser. Determine the patient preference that supports the use of this descriptive term.
Prefers to wear female-associated necklaces occasionally
Prefers to grow facial hair
Prefers to have sexual intercourse with females
Prefers feminine-assigned societal roles
Prefers to wear female-associated necklaces occasionally
A nurse practitioner is discussing key concepts of sexual health with a student nurse. Determine a concept that is associated with the sequence of events with sexual response.
Gender
Arousal
Sexuality
Self-image
Arousal
A nurse practitioner asks a patient about her gender identity. She indicates that she is cisgender. Describe the appropriate explanation for this term.
Natal sex and gender identity are the same in cisgender.
Cisgender refers to natal sex and gender identity as a mismatch.
Cisgender means that the individual does not identify as a male or female.
Cisgender refers to the assignment of sex at birth, matching one’s genitalia.
Cisgender refers to natal sex and gender identity as a mismatch.
A nurse practitioner is discussing sexuality with a female patient. Determine an element of sexuality that the nurse practitioner should address.
Desires
Emotional response
Gender transitioning
Gender congruency
Desires
A nurse practitioner is evaluating a patient who identifies as transgender and does not believe in the norms, roles, and relationships that are associated with men and women. Predict the nurse practitioner’s concern about health care related to this patient’s beliefs.
The patient’s lack of gender association would prevent routine health visits.
Beliefs would impact a patient’s preference on type of provider.
Fear of being discriminated against at health care visit may exist.
Decreased access due to lack of health care insurance would prevent a health care visit.
Fear of being discriminated against at health care visit may exist.
A female patient who identifies as a transgender is in the waiting room of a new primary care provider. Determine a characteristic of the waiting room that may decrease her fear of discrimination.
Standardized greeting for all patients
Sex-specific bathrooms
Single-stall bathrooms
Wall decor on traditional sex roles
Single-stall bathrooms
A nurse practitioner is discussing sexual health with a female patient during her annual physical examination. Propose a benefit that the nurse practitioner should include in his or her discussion on sexual health.
Reduced comorbidities
Overall improved health
Improved physical functioning
Improved socialization outside of home
Overall improved health
