When counseling a male client about the goal of therapy with sildenafil (Viagra), the nurse emphasizes that sildenafil:
1. might be beneficial for his female sexual partner as well.
2. results in less satisfying intercourse than might have been enjoyed previously.
3. is not effective if the cause of erectile dysfunction is psychological.
4. elicits an erection in an impotent male.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Research has shown that sildenafil has no effect on female sexual function.
Rationale 2: Prolonged use does not result in less intense feelings, and sexual intercourse is not less satisfying.
Rationale 3: For sildenafil to be effective, the erectile dysfunction must be physiological in nature. It is not effective if the dysfunction is psychological.
Rationale 4: Sildenafil enhances, but does not cause, an erection.
Global Rationale: For sildenafil to be effective, the erectile dysfunction must be physiological in nature. It is not effective if the dysfunction is psychological. Research has shown that sildenafil has no effect on female sexual function. Prolonged use does not result in less intense feelings, and sexual intercourse is not less satisfying. Sildenafil enhances, but does not cause, an erection.
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