The emergency room nurse receives a male patient experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) who is dressed in his wife's bra,panties,and nightgown.What is the most accurate inference the nurse can make about the patient with this data? The patient:

A) is transsexual
B) is a transvestite
C) is homosexual
D) has gender confusion

A transsexual perceives himself or herself to be of the opposite sex,which is not clearly identified in this item and would require further information to determine.A transvestite is a man who dresses as a woman or a woman who dresses as a man.Cross-dressing may be an occasional or frequent occurrence.This term best describes this patient.A homosexual is a person attracted to those of the same sex,which is not indicated in this item.There is no indication that this patient is confused about the fact that he is a man (gender confusion).