A young woman comes to the public health clinic for an antibiotic to treat a sexually transmitted infection (STI). She is accompanied by her live-in boyfriend. What is the most therapeutic remark by the nurse?
a. "Her infection is very contagious. Would you like me to give you the name of a place where you can be screened for the infection and be given the means for a cure?"
b. "You probably have the same sexual in-fection. You need to see about it before you give it back to her or somebody else."
c. "You may have the same infection. Have you been with any other women lately? The health department needs to make a list."
d. "This is the third time that your friend has been in here with the same infection! Why don't you get some shots yourself?"
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Therapeutic communication carefully chooses descriptive words that are nonjudgmental and fit-ting to the sociocultural background of the patient.
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