Sexuality and Spirituality Flashcards
What is Sexual Identity?
What is Gender Identity?
What is Sexual Orientation?
Sexual identity - gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight
Gender identity - male, female, both, neither
Sexual orientation - Who a person is emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to (e.g., heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual).
Describe Sexual Development throughout the Lifespan:
Infants
Adolescence
Young/middle adult
Older adults
Infants - know their gender
Adolescence - periods, balls drop, hips and breasts develop
Young/middle adult -Sexual activity
Older adults -
May define sexuality more broadly to include
hugging, romantic gestures (giving roses), comfort
warmth, dressing up, joy, spirituality
-Interest in sexual activity is not lost
What are some Factors influencing/impacting Sexuality?
1) Family
2) Culture
3) Religion
4) Personal Ethics
5) Health & Illness
6) Medication Effects
Which Clients are at Risk for Altered Sexual Functioning?
- altered body (pregnancy)
- surgery
- impaired physical ability from illness, injury
- side effect of medication
- physical, psychosocial or emotional or sexual abuse
- loss of partner
What is the FICA spiritual history Tool?
Used to assess a person’s spirituality.
F – Faith/Belief: “Do you consider yourself spiritual or religious?”
I – Importance: “How important is your faith or beliefs in your life?”
C – Community: “Are you part of a spiritual community?”
A – Address in care: “How would you like me to address these in your healthcare plan?
When planning goals for the patient to improve their sexuality, what are some common goals nurses use?
-Prevent STDs
- increase knowledge of sexuality & sexual health
-increase satisfaction with level of sexual functioning
-avoid sexual harrassement
-prevent pregnancy
What are two sexual health self examinations the patient can do if the nurse provides teaching?
- Breast Awareness & Mammography
- Testicular Self Examination
what is the PLISSIT model?
PLISSIT = way for nurses to address sexual health concerns.
P – Permission: Give the person permission to talk about their concerns.
LI – Limited Information: Provide basic, relevant info about the issue.
SS – Specific Suggestions: Offer practical advice or tips tailored to their needs.
IT – Intensive Therapy: Refer to a specialist if deeper help is needed.
What is spirituality?
-belief in or relationship with some higher power, force, divine being
- having meaning & purpose in one’s life through connection with others, nature or
supreme being, drawing on inner resources - feeling of connectedness with self, others or something beyond self
True or false: religion and spirituality are the same
false
What is the T.R.U.S.T Model for Spiritual Assessment and care?
Use the trust model to find out a patient’s spiritual needs:
Traditions (What healing traditions are meaningful for the
patient?)
Reconciliation (What unresolved issues or trauma might be
reconciled?)
Understandings (What patient beliefs influence their health?)
Searching (How is the patient making meaning of their
illness and suffering?)
Teachers (What resources or referrals would be helpful?)
True or False: its more important for nurses to understand instead of assess a patients’ spirituality
True
Which of the following answers best demonstrates caring for a
patient’s spiritual needs?
a. Having the same beliefs as the patient
b. Praying for the patient
c. Accepting the patient’s beliefs and experiences
d. Calling for a religious leader if the nurse determines a need
C
Which statements are true when considering the spiritual practices of the patient? (Select all that apply.)
a. They have no place in the health care setting.
b. They provide structure and support for the patient.
c. They can be a barrier to providing nursing care.
d. There are many different types.
e. They are dependent on religious beliefs.
B D
Which of the following statements best describes establishing presence with a patient?
a. Offering a closeness—physically, psychologically, and spiritually
b. Offering touch
c. The nurse sharing their own spiritual beliefs
d. Performing procedures
A
Which of the following best describes spirituality?
a. A structured search for God
b. A different word to describe religion
c. An appropriate term to describe atheists
d. Commonly identified as meaning, purpose, and connectedness
D
Which of the following best describes spiritual assessment?
a. It is structured and follows a specific process.
b. It can only be done by a spiritual care provider.
c. It should be flexible, and the depth of the assessment is dependent on the circumstances.
d. It is the first component of the nursing assessment.
C
Which of the following best describe relational practice? (Select all that apply.)
a. Creates the environment for spiritual care
b. Allows the nurse to create clear boundaries
c. Is unlikely if the patient and nurse hold different spiritual beliefs
d. Is not a component of spiritual care
e. Is respectful, compassionate, and authentic inquiry into the
experience of another
A and E
How can nurses develop and maintain their own spirituality?
Use spiritual practices like:
* Reflective journaling
* Meditation or prayer
* mindfulness (awareness of the prent moment/ be present)
What is religion?
What is spirituality?
Religion - an organized system of beliefs by a group of people
Spirituality - personal beleifs
True or false: Sexual development is a process beginning in infancy and
involves some level of sexual behaviour or growth in all developmental stages.
true
True or false: The physiological sexual response changes with aging, but aging does not lead to diminished sexuality.
True
Sexual health refers
to:
a. Having no STIs
b. Awareness of and positive attitudes toward sexual functioning
c. Using contraception all the time
d. Frequent sexual activity
e. Abstinence from sexual activity
B
Inability or difficulty in sexual functioning caused by numerous factors is called:
a. Sexual behaviour
b. Sexual response
c. Sexual identity
d. Sexual orientation
e. Sexual dysfunction
E
