While evaluating a male client for treatment of gonorrhea, which question is the most important for the nurse to ask?
a. "Do you have a history of sexually transmitted disease?"
b. "When was your last sexual encounter?"
c. "When did your symptoms begin?"
d. "What are the names of your recent sexual partners?"
ANS: D
Sexual partners, as well as the client, should be tested and treated for gonorrhea. Asking about sexually transmitted disease history, last sexual encounter, and onset of symptoms would be helpful with the history taking, but the priority is treating the client's sexual partners to limit the spread of the disease.
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