Disability, facilitated sex and the role of the nurse

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 433-440

  Earle, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Facilitated sex; Holistic nursing; Sexual needs; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHILOSOPHY; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHICS, NURSING; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREJUDICE; PRIVACY; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 0035514479     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01991.x     Document Type: Article

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