perceptions of nurses when discussing sexual matters with patients.

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These findings provide an understanding of Thai nurses’ perceptions about the challenges in communicating with patients experiencing ESKD regarding sexual health problems and concerns.

The findings suggest that sexual health education and training would enhance the confidence of Thai nephrology nurses in initiating sexuality‐related Author: Kantaporn Yodchai, Alison M.

Hutchinson, Areewan Oumtanee. However, 80% did not take time to discuss sexual concerns, and 60% did not feel confident in their ability to address patients’ sexual concerns.

Older nurses felt more confident in their ability to address patients’ sexual concerns, and the older the nurses, the more positive were their attitudes towards discussing by: The majority of nurses ( %) disagreed with spending more time to discuss sexual concerns with their patients, % viewed sexuality as 'too private an issue to discuss'.

To explore perceptions on sexual health issues and how these might inhibit or enhance Greek nurses' ability to incorporate sexual health assessment into everyday practice.

Main Outcome Measures A discussion guide was used as checklist to ensure that the basic issues would be addressed. nurses give patients and the effect that an illness can have on a patient including their sexuality (Higgins et al.).

The constant contact and the close relationship that nurses have with patients provide an opportunity to discuss sexuality and sexual health (Southard & Keller). However, 80% did not take time to discuss sexual concerns, and 60% did not feel confident in their ability to address patients' sexual concerns.

Older nurses felt more confident in their ability. Many nurses are failing to engage in meaningful conversations about sexual health with patients, and this could lead to negative health events. However, patients would like reliable and nonjudgmental access to education about sexual health.

Design. Electronic databases were searched for articles published between –   Accordingly, nursing documentation is regarded as a matter for nurses and the fact that patients also have views on its content seems to have been noticed earlier in only two studies of patient participation [4, 28].

Drug administration appears to be an incident where ward policies and protocols seem to be emphasised rather than an individual's comfort needs. Communicating with patients about their sexual health is an essential part of patient care.

After all, sexual health is an important part of overall health and routinely addressing sexual health issues can help destigmatize the subject of sex and sexual behavior and help increase patients’ comfort level in seeking care. Below are selected resources to help improve communication with patients around sexual health.

The heroic work of nurses during World War II shifted public perception in the United States, but in the s and s, television shows also helped to cement the stereotype of the sexy nurse. In the nursing profession, sexual harassment occurs across the globe.

Nurses are among the occu-pation groups most likely to experience offensive sexual behaviours at work [4–9], although prevalence rates differ considerably by country, workplace setting, and research methodology.

Nurses face har-assment from both patients and colleagues. The. This article discusses sexual health and how it applies to nurses in everyday practice. It highlights some of the consequences of poor sexual health and gives advice on how nurses can introduce the topic with patients.

Citation: Bates J () Broaching sexual health issues with patients. Nursing Times [online]; 48, The second subscale, ''feeling uncertain about patient's acceptance'' deals with worry about patients' feelings of discomfort when the nurses initiate a discussion on sexual health.

Nurses may. However, it appears that the nurses who do feel comfortable discussing sexual health primarily do so when treatment and advice are needed following a diagnosis such as an STI or menopausal symptoms. 9 Personal perceptions and lack of knowledge and training affect how nurses perceive the importance of inclusion of sexual health discussion in their practice in primary care - therefore patients.

Patient satisfaction with nursing care: a measurement conundrum. Int J Nurs Pract. 5(2) • Wilde B, Starrin B, Larsson G, Larsson M.(). Quality of care from a patient perspective--a grounded theory study. Scand J Caring Sci. 7(2) • Schmidt LA. Patients' perceptions of nursing care in the hospital setting.

Three major themes emerged concerning perceptions of sexual/gender identity in health care. First, it makes no difference (sub-themes: except for specific health issues; everyone is an individual; avoid labels).

Second, sexual/gender identity matters (sub-themes: for holistic care; because of discrimination). Third, it matters, but it doesn’t. Sexual harassment is a subjective experience, and doctors and nurses may have greater rapport and longer working relationships than other co-workers and certainly patients – a factor which was noted in an Australian study as potentially mediating the experience of sexual harassment.

Patient participation is an important basis for nursing care and medical treatment and is a legal right in many Western countries. Studies have established that patients consider participation to be both obvious and important, but there are also findings showing the opposite and patients often prefer a passive recipient role.

Knowledge of what may influence patients' participation is thus of. The public perception of nursing does not match the perception of nurses themselves: The incorrect portrayal of nurses is partially responsible for public perceptions of nursing and for how nurses perceive and use power.

The public image of nurses is a mirror of nurses' perceptions of self: Nurses should do more to improve their image. The aim of the study was to describe nurses’ attitudes and beliefs towards discussing sexuality with patients. Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality.

Sexual dysfunction occurs quite commonly in the community. A descriptive and comparative design was adopted to explore Turkish nurses’ attitudes and beliefs towards discussing.

The healthcare provider’s personal perceptions can be a barrier to addressing older women’s sexual health concerns as these may inhibit them from discussing sex-related matters with older female patients.

The discussion below articulates the importance of sexual health, the factors affecting older women’s sexual health and some of the interventions that nurses and other healthcare .Especially since the #MeToo Movement began, sexual harassment has been in the spotlight.

We spoke with nurses who have been harassed, legal experts, and nursing professionals to determine what you should and can do if this happens to you.

Celia,* RN, a longtime hospice nurse, remembers it like it was yesterday. A younger man, at .Nursing students’ experiences of sexual harassment during clinical training cause unsafe education environments and have a negative impact on the nursing students not only mental and physical health (Marsh et al.,Shipherd et al., ), but also satisfaction of clinical practice, positive view for nursing and patient care, and so on.