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Sexuality TAS
Sexuality NP1 Test 5
Question | Answer |
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Why should a student nurse study about sexuality? | To give clients accurate and honest information about how their illness affects their sexuality, and how sexuality contributes to total wellness. |
In order to address client sexuality, the nurse must possess what basic skills? | Therapeutic communication, knowledge and comfort with own sexuality, knowledge of basic sexuality, knowledge of sexual growth/dev., acceptance of sexuality as important intervention, initiate sexuality discussion |
What two actions are necessary to successfully discussing client sexuality? | 1. Examine own feelings, knowledge, values 2. Recognize and respond to the need to introduce topic, be prepared to discuss |
What affects our sexual values? | religious teachings, environmental influences, social influences, beliefs about sexual orientation, culturally prescribed sex roles, life experiences |
What are some cultural differences that affect sexual behaviors? | incest taboo, premarital sex, circumcision, homosexuality, rites of passage, change in sexual attractiveness over time |
Structure, circumcision, function, physical trauma, medical illness, and physical appearance affects which client variable? | physiological |
Which medications can cause loss of sexual desire? | anti-hypertensives, anti-anxiety, antidepressants, diuretics, hormones |
Which medications can lead to erectile dysfunction? | antiarrythmia, anticholinergics, anti-psychotics |
What is the most common anticholinergic? | Benedryl |
Mental status, self-awareness, knowledge, perception, level of anxiety, feelings/emotions, self esteem and history of rape or incest affects which client variables? | psychological |
family of origin, culture, race, family of choice, group affiliation, national origin, and education affects which client variables? | sociocultural |
Gender identity, chronological age, stages, maturational crises, moral development, level of maturity affects which client variable? | developmental |
love, power, values, religion, hope, beliefs, connection, and personal meaning affects which client variable? | spiritual |
dyspareunia | painful intercourse |
Define sexual dysfunction. | state in which an individual experiences changes in sexual function during sexual response phases which is viewed as unrewarding or inadequate. |
Name the defining characteristics of detecting a sexual problem. | verbalization of problem, actual/perceived limitation imposed by disease/therapy, alteration in relationship with significant other |
Name some common nursing diagnoses related to sexuality. | Sexual dysfunction, Ineffective sexuality pattern, Rape trauma syndrome |
What four aspects does sexual identity affect? | values, attitudes, behaviors, and relationships with others |
retrograde ejaculation | when semen flows backwards into bladder |
Domains of sexuality | Sexual identity, Sexual function, Reproduction |
What are some typical questions to assess reproductive health? | Date of LMP, pregnancies, menarche, menopause, birth control, Hx of vaginal discharge, bleeding, lesions, last pap smear, STDs |
sexual deviance | anything outside the accepted norm |
libido | sexual desire |