The nursing action that takes priority when working with a client who has a problem of sexual
functioning is
a. acquiring knowledge of client's sexual roles.
b. developing an understanding of human sexual response.
c. clarifying the nurse's personal values.
d. assessing the client's sexual functioning.
C
Before a nurse can be helpful to clients with sexual dysfunction, each must be aware of and
comfortable with his or her own feelings about sex and sexuality. As a corollary, nurses must be
comfortable with the idea that clients have a right to their own values and must avoid criticism and
censure.
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