Erroneous Information About LGBTQ Individuals Can Lead to Failure to Give

question 17

Multiple Choice

Erroneous information about LGBTQ individuals can lead to failure to give accurate advice to them as patients. Which of the following statements is true about lesbians:

• A) Lesbians cannot contract a sexually transmitted infection from their female partner.
• B) Screening for cervical cancer is not required.
• C) Lesbians as a group are less likely to have health-care insurance.
• D) Like women in general, lesbians are more likely than gay men to seek care for health-related issues.

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Definitions:

Organizational Planned Change

The deliberate process of implementing new methods or procedures in an organization to improve efficiency, address problems, or embrace new opportunities.

Fear

A distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, or perceived threats, whether the threat is real or imagined.

Planned Organizational Change

A deliberate process designed to realign an organization's direction, structure, or capabilities to meet strategic objectives or respond to external or internal pressures.

Human Resource Information System

A combination of systems and processes that connect human resource management and information technology through HR software.