A male patient, age 23, seeks care at the health clinic because he has developed a profuse, purulent urethral discharge, and urination is painful
During assessment of the patient, it is most important that the nurse gather information related to his history of:
a.
recent urinary infections.
b.
episodes of prostatitis.
c.
contagious diseases like mumps.
d.
present and past sexual partners, and notify them to get treatment.
ANS: D
The nurse should encourage notification of present and past sexual partners of the diagnosis, and stress the need for them promptly to seek medical care.
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