Suggest referral to a sex counselor or other appropriate professional.-rationale: the nurse should refer this client to a sex counselor or other professional. making appropriate referrals is a valid part of planning the clients care. the nurse doesnt normally provide sex counseling. client needs category: safe, effective care environment client needs subcategory: management of care cognitive level: application reference: smeltzer, s.c., et al. brunner and suddarths textbook of medical surgical-nursing,11th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2008, p. 1419.