An adolescent patient asks the nurse about sexual practices that help avoid contracting HIV. What should the nurse instruct this patient?
1. Always use a condom.
2. Be sure to be tested for HIV every 6 months.
3. There is no such thing as safe sex.
4. The only safe sex is no sex.
Correct Answer: 4
All sexually active individuals need to know how HIV is spread. Safe sex practices include no sex, long-term mutually monogamous sexual relations between two uninfected people, and mutual masturbation without direct contact. Condoms have risks associated with their use during sexual activity. Testing for HIV every 6 months is unrealistic and will not prevent contracting the virus.
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