An older patient who is a widower explains that routine sexual encounters remain an important part of his life. What teaching should the nurse provide to this patient?
1. Actions to ensure safe sex
2. Importance of an adequate fluid intake
3. Reasons to abstain from sexual activity
4. Interventions to prevent erectile dysfunction
1. Actions to ensure safe sex
Explanation: 1. Sexually active older adults are at risk for the same sexually transmitted infections that affect younger adults. They should be offered the same education about safer sex, including the use of condoms.
2. An adequate fluid intake is important but this has nothing to do with the patient's routine sexual encounters.
3. The nurse should not expect an older patient to abstain from sexual activity if this is desired.
4. There are no specific interventions to prevent erectile dysfunction. This topic has nothing to do with the patient's routine sexual encounters.
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