While assisting with care, the nurse counsels the patient diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) about notification of sexual partners. Which patient statement indicates the need for further teaching? (Select all that apply.)
a. "I can contact my sexual partners myself."
b. "Reporting regulations are the same throughout the country."
c. "A report form will be completed in my chart that includes a list of my sexual contacts."
d. "The public health authority can notify a list of sexual contacts without including my identity."
ANS: B
The requirements for reporting STDs may vary for different states, provinces, and countries. C. The report form has spaces for listing sexual contacts who should be notified of possible STD exposure. A. Depending on the laws of the state, province, or country, HCPs may notify identified sexual contacts or patients may do so themselves. D. Contacts may also be notified by a public health authority that they have been listed as a sexual contact by an anonymous person who has tested positive for a particular STD.
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