A female patient asks the nurse for help because her husband has not been able to attain an erection in several months. What can the nurse do to help this patient?
1. Assess for the most recent sexual practices.
2. Suggest that she seek psychiatric counseling.
3. Suggest that they both see a marriage counselor.
4. Provide a prescription for tadalafil (Cialis).
Correct Answer: 1
It is essential for health care providers to understand the patient and partner's sexual pattern in order to provide appropriate, individualized care. It is premature to suggest marital or psychiatric counseling. Prescribing medications is beyond the nurse's scope of practice.
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