A female patient tells the nurse that lately she "isn't interested in sex" but is concerned that her husband will divorce her. Which would be an appropriate response for the nurse to make to this patient?
1. "I'm sure it's nothing and will go away in time."
2. "There are other activities you and your husband can do together."
3. "Sex isn't that important in a marriage anyway."
4. "Let's talk more about how you are feeling right now."
Correct Answer: 4
This patient is explaining inhibited sexual desire, which can have physiological or psychological causes. The nurse should not discount the patient's feelings but rather encourage more communication about the situation. Advising the patient that sex is not important to the marriage is imposing a personal belief on the patient. Suggesting other activities does not address the patient's concern about her declining sexual desire. The nurse does not know that the problem is nothing and will go away.
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