sexuality Flashcards
(16 cards)
nurse’s role
non judgemental and maintain privacy
open mind and e respectful
explore personal feelings
sexuality
your identity and thoughts about your body
is sex a need?
yes!! it is on the bottom of maslows heirachy. the same rank as food air and water
gender identity
how you define yourself
sexual development through lifespan:
infant
school-age
puberty/ aldolescnese
young adult
middle age
older adult
infant: identify gender
school-age: same sex friends, puberty talk
puberty/ aldolescnese: body image, STI, pregnancy
young adult: sexauly relationship and intamacy
middle age: female/ hormones and dysparenuria male/ delayed ejaculation
older adult: increase HIV decrease hormones
factors affecting sexuality
family values
self concept and body image
culture and religion
previous experience
sexual dysfuction
causing physiological and psycological factors
affects arousal and orgasm
common problems with altered sexual function: male
erectile dysfunction
common problems with altered sexual function: female
inhibited sexual desire
vaginismus
common problems with altered sexual function: both
diabetes, hypertension, mobility disorders
reasons medications can affect sexual desire
decrease sexual desire
reduce vaginal lubrication
nursing process: assess
history: open ended question, reproductive history then sexual
PLISSIT
p: permission
li: limited information
ss: specific suggestions
it: intesive therapy
nursing process: diagnosis
impaired sexual function
safe sex practices
counseling and refferal
nursing process: implementation
health prmotion teaching
acute care (body changes, colostomy care)
nursing process: evaluation
were goals met?
do patients understand teaching?
