Comparison of cardiac rehabilitation and acute care nurses perceptions of providing sexual counseling for cardiac patients

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-163

  Barnason, Susan ^a   Steinke, Elaine ^b   Mosack, Victoria ^b   Wright, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care nurses; Cardiac patients; Cardiac rehabilitation nurses; Psychosocial counseling; Sexual counseling

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SURVEY OF SEXUALITY RELATED NURSING PRACTICE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CORONARY CARE UNITS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REHABILITATION NURSING; SEX COUNSELING; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959917051     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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