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Advocating for a Transgender Patient You are the charge nurse on a… Advocating for a Transgender Patient You are the charge nurse on a medical unit. Today, during walking rounds, a male-to-female transgender patient tells you that she hears the staff whispering and making fun of her in the hallway outside her room. She says this is hurtful and that although the staff may lack clarity about her gender identity, she does not, and that becoming a woman is all she ever wanted. She said that friends who have come to visit her have also been made to feel uncomfortable.  ASSIGNMENT: 1. How best can you advocate for this patient? 2. What leadership roles could you employ to address the lack of compassion and advocacy for this patient with the staff? 3. What policies should be created to assure compliance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate to protect the visitation rights of this patient’s friends and significant others? Health Science Science NursingNURS 366