ABSTRACT
Within nursing literature, nurses are often described as caring health professionals who almost selflessly provide needed/necessary health services which promote the recovery, and rehabilitation of diverse patients and populations. Nursing practice, in general, is therefore portrayed as a socially beneficial undertaking that fosters the well being of various individuals and groups. In the sexual health domain, specifically, the provision of such care requires that nurses not only undertake physical examinations and specimen collection, but also that they query patents about the types of sexual practices they have engaged in, the places wherein these sexual contacts occurred and/or were arranged, and whether or not condoms or other protective devices were used.
