Which client, waiting to be seen in the emergency department, is at greatest risk for stigmatization
by health care personnel?
a. Q, a student who is a victim of date rape
b. R, a street addict who has cellulitis caused by dirty needles
c. S, a visitor from Canada who has acute abdominal pain of unknown origin
d. T, a housewife whose husband beat her during a domestic dispute
B
The greater the client's disenfranchisement, the greater the possibility for stigmatization. The
lifestyle of street addicts is seen by medical staff as undesirable, hence they are often stigmatized as
"bad.". At best, they are labeled as psychiatric clients, misfits, or losers. The are apt to be avoided
and receive less-than-optimal care. The other clients described in the options would receive adequate
responses from the health care team.
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