A patient has many sexual partners but does not use condoms. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Ask the patient what he or she knows about HIV.
b. Assess the patient for barriers to using condoms.
c. Give the patient statistics on HIV in older adults.
d. Tell the patient safer sex practices should be used.
B
The nurse should assess for barriers to implementing safer sexual practices. Simply giving the information does not help the patient implement it. Telling the patient what to do does not re-spect the patient's autonomy.
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