A patient, age 23, seeks care at the health clinic because he has developed a profuse, purulent urethral discharge, and urination is painful. During assessment of the patient, it is most important that the nurse gather information related to
a. all of his sexual contacts within the past year.
b. a history of previous similar symptoms.
c. a history of bladder infections or mumps affecting the testicles.
d. a history of recent sexual contact with an individual with a sexually transmitted disease.
D
The nurse should encourage notification of present and past sexual partners of the diagnosis and stress the need for them to promptly seek medical care.
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