Section: 8.8 - Sexual Health | Fundamentals of Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:

    • Discuss changes in sexual development across the lifespan.
    • Discuss alterations of sexual health, including infertility, STIs, abuse, and dysfunction.
    • Discuss cultural considerations related to assessment of sexual health.
    • Identify the nurse’s role in the maintenance of sexual health.

    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 14 minutes.

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      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      "Sexual Health" URL
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      Read the contents under the sections "Sex," "Sexual health," "Sexuality," and "Sexual rights." (5 minutes)
      World Health Organization

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      An Overview of Healthy Childhood Sexual Development URL
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      Read the entire article. (13 minutes)
      National Sexual Violence Resource Center

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      Understanding Your Child’s Development URL
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      Read the contents on physical and sexual development under the sections "13, 14 and 15 Year Olds" and "16, 17 and 18 Year Olds." (5 minutes)
      Alberta Health Services

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      Sexuality Through the Lifespan URL
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      Read the entire article. (4 minutes)
      Island Sexual Health, Community Health Center

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      Understanding and Coping with Sexual Behavioural Problems in Children URL
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      Read the entire article. (18 minutes)
      The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

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      What Causes a Sexual Behavior Problem? URL
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      Read the entire article. (16 minutes)
      National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth

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      Sexuality (and Lack Thereof) in Adolescence and Early Adulthood: A Review of the Literature URL
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      Read the contents under the section "Timing of Sexual Onset." (11 minutes)
      Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) Journal

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      Female Genital Mutilation URL
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      Read the entire article. (13 minutes)
      World Health Organizations

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      Sexual Health Issues in Adolescents and Young Adults URL
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      Read the entire article. (21 minutes)
      Clinical Medicine Journal

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      Signs of Sexual Abuse in Children and Teenagers URL
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      Read the entire page. (5 minutes)
      Raising Children Network (Australia) Limited

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      Nurses on the Front Lines: Improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Across Health Care Settings URL
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      Read the contents of the article under the section "CALLS FOR IMPROVEMENT." ( 25 minutes)
      American Journal of Nursing

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      Slide Deck Presentation
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      Topic: Sexual Health URL
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      Quiz Unit

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      Quiz: Unit 8.8

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