While obtaining a detailed history from a woman who has recently emigrated from Somalia,the nurse realizes that the patient has undergone female genital mutilation (FGM).Which is the nurse's best response based on?

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The extent of FGM will affect the potential for complications and is the most appropriate information on which the nurses' response should be based.The patient may experience pain,bleeding,scarring,or infection and may require surgery before childbirth.With the growing number of immigrants from countries where FGM is practiced,nurses will increasingly encounter women who have undergone the procedure.Responding that this is a very abnormal practice rarely seen in Canada is culturally insensitive.The infibulation may have occurred during infancy or childhood.The patient will have little to no recollection of the event.She would have considered this to be a normal milestone during her growth and development.The International Council of Nurses has spoken out against this procedure as harmful to a woman's health and a violation of human rights.

While Obtaining a Detailed History from a Woman Who Has