The challenge of sexuality in health care / / [edited by] Hazel Heath and Isabel White

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Science, , 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (298 pages)
• Disciplina: 362.1; 610.73
• Soggetto topico: Sex (Psychology); Holistic nursing
• Altri autori: HeathHazel B. M WhiteIsabel
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Part One: Sexuality - Concept, Context and Influences; Introduction; 1 Before the Sexual Revolution; 2 The Sexual Revolution; 3 Post HIV/AIDS: Emergence of a New Morality; 4 Nursing as a Sexualised Occupation; 5 Nurses, the Body and Body Work; Part Two: Sexuality Through the Lifespan; 6 Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence; 7 Sexuality and People with a Learning Disability; 8 Sexuality, Fertility and Reproductive Health; 9 Sexuality and Later Life; 10 Sexuality and People who are Dying; Part Three: Sexuality in Health and Illness ; 11 Sexuality and People with Mental Health Needs 12 Sexuality and People Affected by Sexually Transmittec Infections; 13 Sexuality and People with Acute Illness; 14 Sexuality and People with Disability or Chronic Illness; 15 Sexuality Expression for People with Disfigurement; Part Four: Current Approaches and Future Developments; 16 Facilitating Sexual Expression: Challenges for Contemporary Practice; 17 Addressing the Challenges: Agendas for Education, Research and Practice Development; Appendix 1 Useful Addresses and Contacts; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the range of issues and concerns related to sexuality and health care. It describes the normal processes and issues which arise at different stages in a person's life connected with sexuality, and goes on to describe the particular issues and concerns that arise when there is illness, disfigurement, physical or mental disability. The Challenge of Sexuality in Health Care will provide qualified nurses, students, and health care professionals with the confidence to encourage patients to raise any concerns they might have.
• Titolo autorizzato: The challenge of sexuality in health care
• ISBN: 1-281-31918-X; 9786611319182; 0-470-77434-7; 0-470-77740-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996201824803316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno