A 16-year-old has come to the clinic and asks to talk to a nurse. The nurse asks the teen what she needs and the teen responds that she has become sexually active and is concerned about getting HIV
The teen asks the nurse what she can do keep from getting HIV. What would be the nurse's best response
A) "There's no way to be sure you won't get HIV except to use condoms correctly."
B) "Only the correct use of a female condom protects against the transmission of HIV."
C) "There are new ways of protecting yourself from HIV that are being discovered every day."
D) "Other than abstinence, only the consistent and correct use of condoms is effective in preventing HIV."
Ans: D
Feedback:
Other than abstinence, consistent and correct use of condoms is the only effective method to decrease the risk of sexual transmission of HIV infection. Both female and male condoms confer significant protection. New prevention techniques are not commonly discovered, though advances in treatment are constant.
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