Patient engagement uneasiness
A 22-year-old female enters the clinic as a first-time patient to establish care. She is given an intake form to fill out, on which she reports that her current gender identity is female, and her sex assigned at birth was male. Her first name is Markesha but her medical record lists the first name of Mark. The medical assistant (MA) appears with a chart and calls for Mark.Markesha looks
around sheepishly. The medical assistant calls again for Mark. Markesha gets up and follows the Medical assistant, who takes her to an exam room.
In collaborating care with the provider, you, the nurse, begin taking the health history
1- Discuss any uneasiness you may perceive while meeting and engaging with this patient. Describe how you would resolve your uneasiness.
2- How will you set the stage for obtaining sexual health history and what therapeutic communication strategies should be used?
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