A female patient who was just diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection is beginning treatment. What should the nurse remind the patient to do?
1. Avoid all sexual activity in the future.
2. Begin birth control pills to prevent future disease transmission.
3. Be pleased that she was not diagnosed with HIV.
4. Inform all sexual partners about the diagnosis so they can also be treated.
Correct Answer: 4
For treatment to be effective, sexual partners of the infected person must also be treated. Implementation of safe sex practices, rather than avoidance of all sexual activity, is a more appropriate action. Birth control pills will not prevent disease transmission. Minimizing the patient's diagnosis is not therapeutic.
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