Heart & lung : the journal of critical care
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
What keeps nurses from the sexual counseling of patients with heart failure?
We sought to examine the current practice of discussing sexual health by heart failure (HF) nurses, and to explore which barriers prevent nurses from discussing sexuality. ⋯ Although HF nurses feel responsible for discussing sexuality, this topic is rarely addressed in clinics. Several barriers were identified, relating to personal, patient, and organizational factors.