Sexual expression in a very old man: A nursing approach to care nurses need to understand a client's rights to autonomy, the effects of ageism on expression of sexuality, and the effect of their own values on the nurse-client interaction

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 61-64

  Fielo, Sandra B ^a   Warren, Susan A ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROL; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031093825     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0197-4572(97)90057-4     Document Type: Article

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