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Education in sexuality for nurses

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While the significant impact of disability and chronic illness on sexual functioning has been identified, education in sexuality for nursing staff is difficult to find in the literature. Given that many nursing professionals may not have received sufficient education in sexuality from formal curricula, the need for continuing education formats in sexuality is especially salient. This paper discusses the rationale for such programs, and presents a general format that has been carried out as a one- to two-day continuing education workshop.

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  1. Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4100 West Third Street, 45428, Dayton, Ohio

    William W. Finger Ph.D., Elizabeth Stack Hall MSN, RN & Frederick L. Peterson Psy.D.

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Finger, W.W., Hall, E.S. & Peterson, F.L. Education in sexuality for nurses. Sex Disabil 10, 81–89 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01103840

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