A male client tells the nurse that he does not understand why he feels the way he does when he is sexually excited. What would the nurse teach the client?
A) "I don't know, but I will ask my boyfriend if he can describe his feelings to me."
B) "The sexual response cycle includes excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution."
C) "That is something that just happens and nobody knows why."
D) "Isn't sex wonderful? I think it has different parts to the experience."
Ans: B
The sexual response cycle is a total body response with many physiologic changes throughout the body. The cycle has four phases: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.
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