The nurse is discharging a teenage patient after hospitalization for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Identify the statement that would indicate that the teaching was not effective
1. "I might have infertility later in life because of this infection."
2. "It is important for me to finish my antibiotics."
3. "When I get older and want to have children, I am at a higher risk for a tubal pregnancy because of the PID."
4. "My PID was caused by a yeast infection."
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1. PID can cause scarring, which prevents a female from becoming pregnant later in life.
2. The antibiotics should be taken for the prescribed course in order to decrease the risk of infection a second time.
3. PID can cause scarring, which prevents a female from becoming pregnant later in life and puts the female at risk for tubal pregnancies.
4. PID is caused by an untreated or undertreated STI.
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