A nursing student is learning how to do sexual assessments and interventions with patients. The student is being taught to use the PLISSIT model of sexual assessment as a framework for nursing interventions
What does the PLISSIT model provide the professional staff?
A) A compartmentalized counseling approach that deals with sexual issues in a safe and relaxing manner
B) A counseling approach that deals with sexual issues in a way that puts the patient at ease
C) A graded counseling approach that allows health care professionals to deal with sexual issues with a level of comfort and expertise
D) A multilevel approach to counseling so health care professionals can put their patients at ease with sexual topics
Ans: C
Feedback: The PLISSIT (permission, limited information, specific suggestions, intensive therapy) model of sexual assessment and intervention may be used to provide a framework for nursing interventions. It provides a graded counseling approach that allows health care professionals to deal with sexual issues with a level of comfort and expertise. Options A, B, and D are incorrect.
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