Understanding Patients' Sexual Health

by Dr. Grace Blodgett

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Pub Date Aug 28 2015 | Archive Date Oct 27 2015

Smith Publicity | Aviva Publishing

Health, Mind & Body | Self-Help

Description

For many, a person’s sexuality remains a very private issue, and when people are not familiar with sexual terms or have no experience with sexual practices that are different from their own, awkward situations occur. Imagine how uncomfortable it may be for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to discuss sexuality with their patients or support the diverse sexual needs of patients whose behaviors they do not understand or accept. HCPs tend to avoid the patients’ sexual concerns, and while avoidance is not a malicious or conscious act, it happens as a result of their own sexual insecurities and lack of sexual knowledge, time, and confidence in their counseling skills. In Understanding Patients’ Sexual Problems, HCPs might gain a greater understanding of the patients’ sexual needs, concerns, and anxieties. I am an RN of fifty years, experienced at most levels of nursing practice (including 20 years in sexology), with a master’s degree in nursing and a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality.

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Advance Praise

"Most healthcare professionals, often for many valid reasons, avoid or even ignore the sexuality problems of patients. If your busy schedule precludes reading through voluminous textbooks, then this candid and easy-to-read handbook is written specifically for you. It provides an easily accessed reference source in which the signs and symptoms, interventions and anticipated outcomes to sexual concerns of their patients or those with a wish to improve their abilities in the area. The book starts off with general descriptions and definitions and progresses into wide coverage; from fantasy to every-day matters, from teen-age issues to senior citizen topics. And it is current with the latest information and techniques of counseling. While nurses of all stripes are the prime target, physicians will benefit as well. This book is heartily recommended." -Milton Diamond, Ph. D. Professor Emeritus, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, and author of Sexual Decisions

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Author Bio:

Dr. Grace Blodgett grew up in the outskirts of London, England, and attended nursing school at The Royal London Hospital. After emigrating to the U.S. at the end of 1967, she worked as a staff nurse at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, until she was promoted to a head nurse position there a few years later. She became a nurse educator and then medical/surgical nursing director at Roosevelt Hospital.

After moving to Salt Lake City in 1975, Dr. Gracie was a head nurse, and then director of nursing for medical services and post-intensive care services at Holy Cross Hospital over the course of 15 years. In 1989, Dr. Gracie was awarded Utah’s Humanitarian Award for Service to People with AIDS. She then developed a successful consultation business to prepare general and rehabilitation hospitals for review by Joint Commission evaluators.

Dr. Gracie opened the University of Phoenix, Hawaii Campus, on Oahu, where she partially developed and fully implemented undergraduate and graduate degree programs in nursing, business, counseling, and teacher education, growing the student body to approximately 900 students. During these years, she also opened a small private practice for the management of sexual issues.

Author Bio:

Dr. Grace Blodgett grew up in the outskirts of London, England, and attended nursing school at The Royal London Hospital. After emigrating to the U.S. at the end of 1967, she worked as a...