No sex for UK nurses
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No sex for UK nurses

Mark Dyer Staff Nurse, The Pilgrims Hospice in Thanet, Kent

Nursing’s refusal to acknowledge different sexualities among patients is part of a wider sickness, and the profession should address the problem, argues Mark Dyer

In our quest to define the quality of care we regard as being ‘professional’, we as nurses draw heavily on the human sciences such as psychology and sociology, as well as philosophy.

Nursing Standard. 8, 25, 48-49. doi: 10.7748/ns.8.25.48.s59

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