577-d-5. Demographics and Sexual History. Health, Medicine Essay

Demographics and Sexual History
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Demographics and Sexual History
Delivery high quality and promising nursing facilities require sensitivity towards multiple demographic information of the patient population. Ignoring their racial and cultural needs may instigate patient dissatisfaction and a biased or unprofessional attitude by the staff. Age, religion, ethnicity, race, gender, language, educational status, employment, socio-economic status and past experiences all affect the interaction between a patient and health-care worker, hence, training and expertise in assessing what tools are necessary for what patient may be considered vital to uphold an excellent standard.
Choice of nurses to obtain and complete sexual history from female patients can be at times affected by the patient’s demographic characteristics. Age is an important determinant in defining sexual interests, experiences, sex frequency, sex quality (Estill, Mock, Schryer & Eibach, 2018) and opinions about oneself when women are considered. For example, a teenager or young adult may still be confused about her sexual identity, priorities, inclination and preferences than an old age adult who has already experimented and experienced what she wanted (Træen et al., 2017). Hence, inquiring and questioning about their sexual history may be very differently approached. Similarly, marital status can affect how the respondent views, recalls, and describes her sexual experiences. For instance, a divorcee who was in a physical and s...