NA: Sexuality in Long-Term Care Facilities
Presented by Jennifer Serafin
12-Month Subscription
Unlimited access to:
- Thousands of CE Courses
- Patient Education
- Home Exercise Program
- And more
This course will explore sexuality in the nursing home. The subject of consent for sexual expression will be explored. The concept of consent will be discussed, including how to know if a resident has the ability to consent. Nursing assistants will learn ways of ensuring resident, staff, and personal safety from inappropriate sexual behavior. This course will also present strategies for how to intervene when residents are exhibiting inappropriate sexual behavior with each other or making inappropriate sexual advances toward nursing assistants.
Meet your instructor
Jennifer Serafin
Jennifer Serafin graduated from the University of Maryland with a BSN in 1995 and received her MS in Nursing from the University of California, San Francisco in June 1999. She has been a certified Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner for almost 20 years. She has experience working with older adults in long-term care/SNF settings…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Introduction to Sexuality in Long-Term Care
In this chapter, we will introduce the agenda and learning objectives for this course, and present an example of a scenario you may encounter in your facility to discuss how to react when you observe two residents engaging in intimate acts of sexual expression.
2. Understanding and Managing Sexuality in the Older Resident
The difference between consensual intimacy versus sexual assault will be outlined in this section. The subject of consent, and how this is determined, will also be reviewed. This chapter will teach nursing assistants how to react appropriately to residents engaging in intimate acts of sexual expression, and how to make sure that resident safety is always a priority. In addition, sexually inappropriate behavior directed toward nursing assistants will be discussed, and methods to set clear boundaries for personal safety will be described.
3. Putting It All Together
In this chapter, we will return to the example scenario presented in Chapter One and discuss when sexual expression between two residents is and is not appropriate, as well as what the nursing assistant can do to manage those situations in the future.
