A Nurse's Most Appropriate Initial Action During the Preinteraction Phase

question 26

Multiple Choice

A nurse's most appropriate initial action during the preinteraction phase of a relationship with a homosexual patient should be to:

• A) examine personal feelings about homosexuality.
• B) review the literature that pertains to the human sexual response.
• C) attempt to identify the underlying reasons for the patient's values.
• D) focus on a method to assist the patient with changing personal sexual values.

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Definitions:

Genetics

The science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms, which explains how traits are passed from parents to offspring.

Environment

The surrounding or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates, including all living and non-living things.

Red-green Color Blindness

A common form of color vision deficiency in which individuals find it hard to distinguish between red and green hues.

Y Chromosome

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