NURS 3234 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Trichomonas, Sexual Dysfunction, Erectile Dysfunction
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Sexual identity: self-identity, biological sex, gender identity, gender role behavior/orientation and sexual orientation or preference. Preferred gender of a person"s partner, may have a genetic or cultural basis: heterosexual: sexual fulfillment with opposite sex partners, homosexual: sexual fulfillment with same sex partners, terms of gay and lesbian . Bisexual: sexual fulfilment with both opposite and same sex partners. Transgender: person feels assigned birth sex does not describe who they are/feel (support emotionally and physically, vulnerable population) Be mindful/sensitive to a person"s sexuality: can i speak to you about your sexual history? would you prefer to fill out a form and we can go over that? sit face to face, engage, remove barriers. Illness & medications can affect a person"s sexuality/performance: not every patient will bring up the topic of sexual health, older patients do have sex!! Conflicts with sexual health affect the emotional well being of every person. Your body language tells the patient if you are accepting or not.
