Let's talk about sex: promoting staff dialogue on a mental health nursing unit.
The purpose of this study was to develop and assess a staff development intervention seeking to promote dialogue about client sexuality in a mental health setting. Fifteen staff and two nurse managers from a single psychiatric inpatient unit participated. Major themes influencing practice regarding client sexuality were explored, and nursing strategies used by participants were analyzed. The intervention, which in this case focused on client sexuality, serves as a potential model for staff development specialists seeking to develop care in important areas of nursing practice.
School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. Dwrig079@uottawa.ca
David
D
Wright
Catherine
C
Pugnaire-Gros
D002170:Canada; D003142:Communication; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011209:Power, Psychological; D016730:Program Development; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019529:Sexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D012938:Social Perception; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires