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The basis of the health care team member is that the patient "deserves" having HIV because of his reckless sexual behavior. "You reap what you sow" to rephrase it. The comment is also judgemental because it is not stated whether the patient got HIV because of unprotected sexual intercourse.
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A homosexual client is diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The primary nurse informed the nursing team that the client wept when told of the diagnosis. A health care team member responded by saying, "I don't feel sorry for people like that. My philosophy is that you made your bed and now you can sleep in it." What is the basis of the team member's comment?
1. Values and beliefs about sexual lifestyles.
2. Anger and mistrust of homosexuals in general.
3. Discomfort with people who are unable to control their emotions.
4. Hostility over having to care for someone with a sexually related infection.
Answer:
1. Values and beliefs about sexual lifestyles.
Explanation:
People tend to have various values and beliefs about sexual lifestyles as it pertains to them and to other people.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that one of the ways of transmission is through sexual contact.
Based on statistics, there is a prevalent risk amongst homosexual that they are more prone to have the virus and that is because we live in a high HIV prevalent society among homosexuals. There is a risk of having HIV if you have sex intercourse in the rectal area without the use of condom.
Therefore the basis of the team members comments is due to values and beliefs about sexual lifestyles.
