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Abstract
ABSTRACT. There are many diseases that may impact patients’ sexual health and psychological well-being. Despite the importance of sexual health care (SHC), insufficient SHC occurs across care settings and the patient population. Studies investigating the essential elements of SHC behaviors of nursing students in clinical practice have been scant. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of senior nursing students’ multilevel interventions for patients’ SHC in primary clinical practice. An anonymous 19-item instrument entitled Nursing Intervention on Sexual Health was distributed among senior nursing students at two central Taiwan nursing schools. We analyzed overall nursing intervention in SHC in clinical practice by levels. The results of this study indicate that the frequency of nursing intervention in sexual health is low. Another important finding is that following the PLISSIT (Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestion, Intensive Therapy) model, from permission level to the specific-suggestion level, the behavioral frequency of nursing intervention shows a decrease along with the model. Nursing students omitted each level of SHC in clinical practice, even if they had sufficient time and extensive preceptor resource, in this study. The nursing students’ SHC on different levels would help educators to frame the sexuality education program.
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