Nursing · Boston College
In this course, students will learn the social, historical and religious frameworks for Western sexual beliefs and practices. Human physiologic sexual development and function will be reviewed. Participants will learn and practice sexual health history taking with a focus on preventative and holistic patient care. Common sexual health concerns will be explored, and students will formulate differential diagnoses, diagnostic regimens and plans of care for these conditions. Throughout the course, concepts of gender, sexual preference, sexual health disparities, sexual choice and infection prevent
