A 25-year-old woman comes to the emergency department with nonspecific urethritis. Which information is most important for the nurse to obtain?
a. "How many servings of green vegetables do eat each day?"
b. "How often, if any, do you consume al-cohol?"
c. "How often do you use bath salts or take bubble baths?"
d. "Do you take a daily multivitamin?"
C
Urethritis refers to inflammation of the urethra. The use of bath salts, spermicidal jelly, body powders, and feminine hygiene sprays can cause irritation and lead to urethritis. Green vegetable intake, alcohol consumption, and multivitamin intake do not directly relate to causative factors for urethritis.
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