A 15-year-old patient is seeking information on birth control and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). What teaching should the nurse provide? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Multiple sex partners increase the risk for STIs.
2. Condom use is 100% effective in preventing pregnancy and STIs.
3. Abstinence is the only sure way to prevent pregnancy.
4. Abstinence prevents transmission of STIs.
5. Young girls having unprotected sex are more likely to become pregnant than to contract an STI.
1,3
Rationale 1: The patient should be educated on the risks of having multiple sex partners.
Rationale 2: Condoms are effective only if used correctly and consistently, and even then they do not offer 100% protection.
Rationale 3: The only sure way to prevent pregnancy is to remain abstinent.
Rationale 4: Some STIs such as scabies can be transmitted by any close physical contact. Infections such as hepatitis and HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by exposure to blood or body fluids other than through sexual contact.
Rationale 5: Unprotected sexual contact is a risk for both pregnancy and STIs.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is assessing the pulses of a patient who has been admitted for untreated hyperthyroidism. The nurse should expect to find a(n) _______ pulse
a. Normal b. Absent c. Bounding d. Weak, thready
Management of an airway obstruction begins with immediate recognition and treatment. Place these nursing interventions in the appropriate order for initial care of a postanesthesia patient with airway obstruction
1 . Positive-pressure mask ventilation 2 . Head tilt, chin lift maneuver (nonreactive patient) 3 . Insertion of oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway 4 . Intubation with mechanical intubation 5 . Stimulation of the patient a. 1, 2, 3, 5, 4 c. 2, 3, 1, 5, 4 b. 5, 2, 3, 1, 4 d. 4, 2, 3, 1, 5
An older client with chronic health problems does not want to be admitted to a nursing home for continued care. What can the nurse explain to the client about nursing homes today? Select all that apply.
1. Nursing homes are for short-term stays. 2. Nursing homes help the client with activities of daily living. 3. Nursing homes are being replaced with community-based services. 4. Nurses in nursing homes provide at least 5 hours of care to each client each day. 5. Nursing homes help with bathing, toileting, meals, and medication administration,
A client has the following lab results. Which would alert the nurse to a possible nutrition problem?
a. Albumin 5.0 g/dl b. Pre-albumin 12 mg/dl c. Retinol-binding protein 5 mg/dl d. Transferrin 200 mg/dl