The goal of this course is to help healthcare professionals learn about sex among older adults and how it is being handled at this point - especially what happens in the nursing homes of the United States.
Course Publication Date:
May 29, 2021
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Anita Rothera-Delaney RN, BS |
| Course No: | SOD052921 |
| Contact Hours: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Community & Home Health
Geriatric Medicine
Medical & Surgical Issues
Psychiatric & Mental Health
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Learning Objectives
State three reasons why nursing home staff should be trained to deal with sex among the residents.
List two ways a resident who is non-verbal can indicated their sexual desires.
Discuss how to determine if sex among a couple is intimacy or abuse.
Discuss some of the changes that might take place when the Baby Boomers move to the nursing homes.
Discuss the problem of sex in the nursing home if the resident has dementia.
Describe why many nursing homes are now developing policies and procedures to deal with sexual intimacy among adult residents.