Exam 17: Gender Issues

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients are more likely to receive substandard health care. When caring for LGBT patients, nurses should do which of the following? Select all that apply.

Which of the following statements are correct regarding men in nursing? Select all that apply.

A female nurse manager is overly friendly to a young male colleague. She makes sexually explicit remarks and often corners him in the medication room, standing uncomfortably close. This behavior is consistent with which of the following?

Indicators of sexual harassment may include which of the following? Select all that apply.

Which of the following situations can be described as paternalism?

Which of the following is a gender-biased term that literally means acting in a "fatherly" manner?

An experienced nurse applies for a position in labor and delivery. Even though he is better qualified than other applicants, the nurse manager hires a female nurse. She explains that she wants to protect her patients from being uncomfortable with a male nurse. This situation is an example of which of the following?

According to recent statistics, which of the following groups has the highest proportionate number of nurses with master's and doctoral degrees?

The statement that nurses are well-bred, well-educated specimens of womanhood is an example of which of the following?

The American Assembly for Men in Nursing addresses the issues of gender stereotyping with goals that include which of the following? Select all that apply.

In the Civil Rights Act of 1964, gender discrimination:

As recently as the mid-20th century, nursing students were taught to stand and offer the physician a seat and to accompany the physician on rounds, carrying patient charts. This practice is an example of which of the following?

Salaries in nursing remain relatively low compared with other professions that require high skill levels, education, and responsibility. Which of the following may be responsible for an increase in nursing salaries?

Nurses need to employ specific strategies to combat sexual harassment. These strategies can include which of the following? Select all that apply.

Systematic discrimination against lesbians and gay men in nursing occur as a result of: