Re: Nursing intervention for schizophrenic patient having sex?
Context is absolutely important. Consider what is acceptable by society as ok as far as sexual activity is concerned. Then anything that is acceptable by society should be acceptable in psych patients, and anything unacceptable in society is unacceptable in psych patients.
I think there's a gray line here in patients that have altered thinking though, and in those who have no boundaries. If there's any possiblity one of those involved could be unable to decide for his or herself, then staff has to step in and stop things from happening. In those cases, if the other person can't behave appropriately, it's up to staff to see that he or she DOES....even if that means isolation or 1:1 supervision.
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