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.
A
Self-examination is a task of the preinteraction phase of a relationship. This is especially important if the value systems of the nurse and patient are known to be different.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).