NUR 405 Caring for LGBTQIA

NUR 405 Caring for LGBTQIA
1. LGBTQIA standsfor...
Answer
Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Transgender Queer/Questioning Intersex
Asexual
2. LGBTQIA Definitions- sexual orientation
Answer
-In the healthcare setting, whatever the patient identifies as is what they are.
-Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual refers to one's sexual orientation(i.e.Who they want to be intimate
with)
3. Definition of sex
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Assigned at birth based on genitalia.
4. Gender identity
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Based on an individual's concept of themself. For Transgender or Gender nonconforming
people, their gender does not line up with their sex.
5. Queer defintion
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Chosen by people to reflect a more fluid or inclusive definition of self. For example, someone
may identify as gender-queer.