The nursing instructor is discussing reproductive health with the junior nursing class. Today the instructor is talking about a sexual assessment. What are the components of a sexual assessment? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Physical examination findings
B) Laboratory results
C) Health history
D) How many times a month the patient has sexual intercourse
E) Names of sexual partners
Ans: A, B, C
Feedback: A sexual assessment includes both subjective and objective data. Health and sexual histories, physical examination findings, and laboratory results are all part of the database. A sexual assessment would not include the number of times the patient has intercourse each month or the names of the patient's sexual partners.
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