Supporting Sexual Activity in Long-Term Care

Although nurses in almost every long-term care facility face daily challenges involving issues related to residents' sexual lives, guidelines for ethically supporting sexual activity are rare and inadequate. A decision-making framework was developed to guide care providers in responding to the...

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Главный автор: Everett, Bethan (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2008
В: Nursing ethics
Год: 2008, Том: 15, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 87-96
Другие ключевые слова:B Ethics
B Sexual Activity
B Nursing
B Sexuality
B long-term care
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Итог:Although nurses in almost every long-term care facility face daily challenges involving issues related to residents' sexual lives, guidelines for ethically supporting sexual activity are rare and inadequate. A decision-making framework was developed to guide care providers in responding to the sexual expression of residents in long-term care. The framework recommends that nurses should weigh the documented substantial benefits of having a sexual life against harm to the resident and others, and against offence to others. This article illustrates the use of this ethical decision-making framework by using the example of nurses supporting a resident's expression of his sexuality. It is suggested that nurses use this framework to guide their practice when related ethical issues arise.
ISSN:1477-0989
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0969733007083937