Gradellini Cinzia, Mecugni Daniela, Castagnaro Elena, Frade Fátima, da Luz Ferreira Barros Maria, Palma Sara, Bocos-Reglero María Jesús, Gomez-Cantarino Sagrario
Reggio Emilia Nursing Course, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno, Switzerland.
Front Psychol. 2023 Jul 24;14:1206323. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1206323. eCollection 2023.
Sexuality is an issue inherent in the lives of all human beings. Education for Sexuality takes place informally, through relationships with the environment, with the family as a model, and formally, as a pedagogical practice in Teaching. Education for sexuality is recognized as an instrument of social transformation that leads to changes in behaviors and norms related to sexuality.
Knowing the perception of nursing professors about sexuality education in professional training, recognizing attitudes of these professors in relation to sexual education and identifying barriers in education for sexuality.
Exploratory and descriptive study, using qualitative methodology. Data collection was carried out from semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis.
The interviewees consider sexuality education to be very important, being taught in the nursing course, addressing different themes. In general, they reported feeling comfortable teaching these topics. The identified barriers to the level of education students are in, students' knowledge and reactions to the topic, religious and cultural issues, and the time available to talk about the topic and professional aspects.
Sexuality is a fundamental theme in nursing education and needs to be further explored to overcome the barriers associated with its approach.
性取向是所有人生活中固有的一个问题。性教育以非正式的方式，通过与环境的关系，以家庭为典范进行，也以正式的方式，作为教学中的一种教学实践来开展。性教育被视为一种社会变革工具，会导致与性取向相关的行为和规范发生变化。
了解护理专业教师对专业培训中性教育的看法，认识这些教师对性教育的态度，并确定性教育中的障碍。
采用定性方法进行探索性和描述性研究。通过半结构化访谈和主题分析收集数据。
受访者认为性教育非常重要，应在护理课程中教授，涵盖不同主题。总体而言，他们表示讲授这些主题时感觉自在。确定的教育障碍包括学生所处的教育水平、学生对该主题的知识和反应、宗教和文化问题，以及谈论该主题和专业方面的可用时间。
性取向是护理教育中的一个基本主题，需要进一步探索以克服与其教学方法相关的障碍。
