Exploring NursEs lived Experience of Discussions about Sexual health, with kidney patients in Devon (NEEDS)

The aim of the study is to gain a better understanding about the complexities of discussing sexuality with patients.

The study will explore how nurses understand the phenomenon by using an Interpretive Phenomenological Approach; the technique encourages deep reflection and rich descriptions about lived experience.

Six nurses will be interviewed using iterative, open-ended questions with prompts to illicit rich data.

Understand the support required to enable nurses to engage in deeper, more fulfilling conversations with patients about sexuality.