NURSING ACADEMICS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SEXUAL DISFUNCTIONS OF WOMEN

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This descriptive study identified the nursing academics knowledge of women´s sexual dysfunctions, as its importance for the nurse professional background. It was applied as a structured questionnaire to twenty-three academics at the Nursing Faculty of the Goiás Federal University and to thirty-seven at the Goiás Catholic University, that agreed to participate in the research. It was verified that the nursing academics knowledge about women’s sexual dysfunctions, on both universities, is partial and insufficient because the content is not approached at the graduation by the specificity. The nurse professional background approach is very important to the nurse in order to assist the woman’s health. We concluded that the introduction of a discipline about human sexuality at the Nursing graduation course is pertinent for the professional nurse to assist the health of women.

KEYWORDS: Sexuality; Obstetrical Nursing; Women’s Health.