Patient Sexual History profile
MN577 Advanced Nursing Practice: Discussion Board: Patient Sexual History profile
(Patient Sexual History profile)
In advanced nursing practice, gathering a patient’s sexual history is integral to providing comprehensive care. A thorough profile involves sensitive inquiry into sexual orientation, gender identity, and practices, ensuring a safe and non-judgmental environment. Understanding sexual behaviors aids in assessing risk factors for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV, and reproductive health issues. Additionally, it facilitates discussions on contraception, fertility, and sexual dysfunction, fostering holistic care tailored to individual needs. Equally important is acknowledging cultural and religious beliefs that influence attitudes towards sexuality, guiding respectful communication and care planning. Nurses employ effective communication skills and utilize appropriate assessment tools to elicit accurate information while maintaining confidentiality and privacy. Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams enables comprehensive care, addressing psychosocial, emotional, and physical aspects of sexual health. Ultimately, integrating patient sexual history into clinical practice promotes health promotion, disease prevention, and patient-centered care, promoting overall well-being and quality of life.
No plagiarism please.
Will need minimum of 300 words, APA Style, double spaced, times new roman, font 12, and and Include: (3 references within years 2015-2018) with intext citations.
Sexuality affects individuals and society across a broad spectrum of activities through health, but also through factors at multiple levels, such as gender relations, reproduction, and economics. Physiologic, behavioral, and affective measurement of sexuality and sexual behavior is complicated by cultural values and norms but is essential to individual health (including happiness) as well as public health. Cultural or structural norms that stigmatize aspects of sexuality, such as sexual orientation, have adverse effects on individuals across their lifespan, with homophobia being a prominent example of such.
Discussion:
Discuss how one’s age, race, lifestyle, and demographics have an impact on your choice to complete a sexual history when working in the primary care setting with women across a lifespan.
