NSE 21A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Safe Sex, Heterosexism, Heteronormativity
9 Feb 2016
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By ignoring sexual health as a part of the health assessment hcp are ignoring a health aspect that is directly linked to qol. Hcp should start the conversation about sexual health with their patients. Hcp can lift the burden of asking about sexual health from the patient by initiating the discussion about a basic function and a key indicator of qol, underlying disease, and medication side effects. The theoretical model used was the sexual health model . Central concept of this framework talking about sex. Barriers to conversations about sex from the point of the hcp: not wanting to embarrass the patient, lacking education and training about sexual health, making assumptions about the sexual lifestyle of older adults assuming that older. Talking about sex opens the door to communicating about safe sex practices and increases the comfort level with discussing sexual health adults are monogamous.
