Nursing student's hability to handle to patient's sexuality

Abstract

This is a qualitative and quantitative descriptive survey to detect if the nursing students consider themselves ready to deal with issues relating to patients' sexuality and to get to know how the students deal with their sexuality. It was found that most of them considered themselves technically and emotionally unprepared to deal with sexuality issues, the most common being procedures around the genitals and questions asked by family members and patients. The students feel embarrassed, surprised and scared in these moments.