sex crazed patients

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Specializes in Med Surg/Tele/Ortho/Psych.

What is the most professional and appropriate way to deal with a patient who makes statements about having "a stiffy" and being "your most favorite patient." He talks about sex alot and is attention seeking with these type of statements.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

I immediately re-direct those kind of statements with "you know that is not appropriate". That usually does it and if not I walk away.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatric, Behavioral Health.

In addition to that Jules, it is important to not demonstrate an emotional response to it...which often becomes the secondary gain. So, in a sense, you verbally redirect as well as show emotional benign neglect to the statements...no emotional energy given to them.

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Specializes in Med Surg/Tele/Ortho/Psych.

THANKS GUYS!!!! MUCH APPRECIATED. HAVE A GREAT DAY. :typing

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