The nurse is identifying ways for a young adult to reduce the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI). What should the nurse teach about the relationship between consumption of alcohol and immediate risk of contracting an STI?
a. Alcohol may reduce inhibitions.
b. Alcohol increases risk for liver disease.
c. Alcohol lowers the body's resistance to infection.
d. Alcohol impairs the integrity of the mucous membranes, providing a portal of entry for infection.
ANS: A
Consumption of alcohol or other psychoactive drugs can reduce inhibitions and may result in unintended sexual encounters, which can transmit STIs. B. C. D. Alcohol does cause liver disease and may indirectly reduce resistance, but these are not the mechanisms by which immediate STI risk increases.
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