The nurse is determining a patient's gender role. What is the nurse doing to make this determination?
A) Assessing the patient's sexual preferences
B) Asking what gender the patient identifies with
C) Analyzing the patient's chromosomal inheritance
D) Analyzing the patient's demonstrated sexual behaviors
D
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Gender role is the male or female behavior a person exhibits which may or may not be the same as biologic gender or gender identity. Assessing the patient's sexual preferences, asking what gender the patient identifies, and analyzing the patient's chromosomal inheritance will not determine the patient's gender role.
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