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.
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.
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