The nurse uses the PLISSIT format in helping clients who have sexual dysfunction. Which action by the nurse best reflects the SS section of this format?
1. Use the nurse's knowledge about how disease affects sexuality to offer specific suggestions for the client.
2. Focus interventions on explaining the somatic sexual difficulties and their treatment.
3. Offer the client a list of expected sexual side effects of drugs or treatments.
4. Identify any concerns the client has regarding attraction to the same sex.
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: SS represents specific suggestions. The nurse should use specialized knowledge and skill about how sexuality and functioning is affected by disease process or therapy to offer specific suggestions for intervention.
Rationale 2: While some therapy may have somatic effects, the nurse should not focus solely on those effects.
Rationale 3: Just giving the client a list of expected sexual side effects is not appropriate at this level of the format.
Rationale 4: SS does not stand for same sex.
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