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Addressing sexuality in intensive care: an addition to the curriculum
1University of Nottingham, School of Nursing, Nottingham NG7 2UH.
Nursing in Critical Care
|March 16, 2001
Abstract:
A range of views of sexuality is explored, concluding that sexuality is more than sexual orientation. A review of the literature revealed that little attention is given by nurses in intensive care to meeting those needs of patients which relate to their sexuality. Vignettes, taken from practice, are given as examples of where the sexuality of a patient has been a significant element and these are used to examine nurses' attitudes to sexuality. An evaluation of two teaching sessions is given.