When considering guidelines for teaching about safer sex, how would the nurse rank the risk for HIV transmission from highest to lowest? Click and drag the options below to move them up or down. Choice
1. Heterosexual intercourse between partners using latex condoms
Choice 2. Abstinence
Choice 3. Monogamous sex between partners who are both EIA and Western Blot negative
Choice 4. Anal intercourse between partners using latex condoms
4,1,3,2
Rationale 1: Heterosexual intercourse between partners using latex condoms is the second riskiest behavior of these choices.
Rationale 2: Abstinence carries the lowest risk and is the safest practice.
Rationale 3: Monogamous sex between partners who are both EIA and Western Blot negative still carries some small risk.
Rationale 4: Anal intercourse is damaging to sensitive tissues, increasing trauma and the risk of transmission.
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