Deck 17: Gender Issues

Question 1

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

A) African American nurses
B) Male nurses
C) White nurses
D) Asian nurses

Answer 1

African American nurses

Question 2

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

A) institutional policy.
B) discriminatory administrative practice.
C) punitive supervisors.
D) all of the above.

Answer 2

all of the above.

Question 3

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?

A) Sexism
B) Paternalism
C) Both of the above
D) Neither of the above

Answer 3

Both of the above

Question 4

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.

A) Become aware of LGBT health care issues.
B) Be sensitive to creating an environment that encourages open dialogue.
C) Avoid gender neutral language when communicating with patients.
D) Assure patients that private information will remain confidential.
E) Do not ask specific questions about sexual practices.

Question 5

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?

A) Sexism
B) Paternalism
C) Nursism
D) Parentalism

Question 6

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

A) Sexism
B) Paternalism
C) Nursism
D) Parentalism

Question 7

Which of the following situations can be described as paternalism?

A) The physician decides to withhold news of her son's death because he believes the patient will be less able to recover from her injuries if she is grieving.
B) The physician calls the health care team, patient, and patient's family together to collaborate on alternative strategies to solve an ethical dilemma.
C) A nursing assistant in the newborn nursery hides in an empty room to bottle-feed a breastfed baby because she says, "the mother doesn't have enough milk and he is starving!"
D) All of the above
E) a and c

Question 8

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?

A) Sexual assault
B) Sexual deviancy
C) Sexual harassment
D) Hostile work environment

Question 9

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

A) Men make up a growing percentage of registered nurses.
B) Men in nursing are more likely to obtain a lower initial nursing degree than women.
C) A greater proportion of male nurses work in the hospital.
D) Male nurses are higher in number in the higher paying jobs such as nurse anesthetists.
E) Men in nursing are more likely to obtain a higher final nursing degree.

Question 10

In the Civil Rights Act of 1964, gender discrimination:

A) is addressed only in relation to race and ethnicity.
B) is allowed if gender is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business of enterprise.
C) is never allowed, even if gender is arguably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business of enterprise.
D) exempts labor and delivery rooms from gender discrimination law and upholds a hospital's ban on employing nurses who are men in these areas.

Question 11

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.

A) Encourage men to become nurses.
B) Support men who are nurses to grow professionally.
C) Demonstrate the contributions made by men within the nursing profession.
D) Advocate for continued research, education, and dissemination of information about men's health issues and men in nursing.
E) Promote pay equality in nursing.

Question 12

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

A) Sexism
B) Paternalism
C) Nursism
D) Parentalism

Question 13

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

A) Invasion of space
B) Overtly friendly behavior
C) Respectful behavior
D) Planned or intentional sexually suggestive behavior
E) Lack of physical or organizational power
F) Sexualized workplace

Question 14

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

A) Being timid
B) Seeking support from other nurses
C) Documenting each incident
D) Filing a grevance
E) Initiating legal action

Question 15

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?

A) Nursing shortage
B) Lack of men in nursing
C) Fair labor legislation
D) Collective bargaining
E) All of the above
F) A, C, and D