An Introduction to Sexuality Education: a Handbook for Nursing Professionals

This manual provides nursing professionals, from emergency to family practice nurses, with the tools to combat problematic, inaccurate, and harmful sexuality information that comes from families, classrooms, peers, partners, and the media. It supports nurses as they consider their own biases, history, and knowledge base, and affirms that sexuality education is an integral piece to the nursing profession.The manual is organized into four sections. The first provides guidance on...
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This manual provides nursing professionals, from emergency to family practice nurses, with the tools to combat problematic, inaccurate, and harmful sexuality information that comes from families, classrooms, peers, partners, and the media. It supports nurses as they consider their own biases, history, and knowledge base, and affirms that sexuality education is an integral piece to the nursing profession.The manual is organized into four sections. The first provides guidance on self-analysis for nursing professionals themselves. Understanding their personal perspective before they bring sexuality education into the clinical space is critical. The second section provides a broad overview on numerous topics related to sexuality that patients bring into the clinical setting. These include anatomy, physiology, sexual arousal, reproduction, communication styles, intimate partner violence, masturbation, and more. The third section includes 25 handouts nurses can copy and use with patients along with guides and recommendations on how to use them. The final section is an extensive list of resources, organized by topic and annotated with a brief description of what content they cover.