title: A workshop for educating nurses to address sexual health in patients with breast cancer.
abstract: Breast cancer is associated with significant sexual side effects. However, nurses and other healthcare providers are often reluctant to initiate a discussion about sexual health with their patients because of numerous barriers, including knowledge, time, and confidence. This article describes the development and implementation of a sexual health workshop for oncology nurses intended to increase their knowledge about common sexual side effects in patients with breast cancer, strengthen their confidence in addressing sexual health, and provide them with tools and resources to educate their patients.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D019529:Sexuality
keywords: breast cancer; communication strategies; role playing; sexual health; sexual side effects