Genital Interview

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After viewing the Bickley video, explain how you will be most successful in approaching the genital exams with patients in a way that will keep your patient and yourself comfortable.
The genital examination can be uncomfortable for both the patient as well as for the healthcare professional. Therefore, for us as clinicians, it is crucial first to examine our personal biases as well as personal beliefs that make us feel unease before performing a genital exam. Being aware of our body language, is essential, as the patient could feel or sense of being judge, especially special populations such as those affected by obesity, mental, physical disability. Furthermore, it is crucial that as advanced clinicians understand that for most patients this experience may be a significant source of discomfort and anxiety. Consequently, as healthcare providers, it is important to make the patients feel as comfortable as possible to reduce their stress, while at the same time take this opportunity to educate them on sexual preventive measures and conditions that may affect them in the present and future. …show more content…

Making the patient aware that any information discusses during our interview and the genital examination will be completely confidential and will not be shared with anyone. Next, I will also make the patient aware that this is common and it is typically done on every patient. Following, this I will continue to ask the patient about things that make them feel uncomfortable and how I can help to change or reduce this (Bickley & Szilagyi,

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