Describe guidelines for preventing STIs.

What will be an ideal response?


Responses will vary; you will want to avoid risks and take precautions to keep yourself from becoming a victim of an STI infection. The one strategy that is 100 percent effective is abstinence. The next-best prevention technique is a mutually monogamous sexual relationship between two uninfected people. Following the following precautions will also reduce your risk for contracting STIs. Postpone sex until you and your uninfected partner are prepared to enter into a lifetime monogamous relationship. Unless you are in a monogamous relationship and you know your partner is not infected, practice safer sex every time you have sex. Avoid having multiple and anonymous sexual partners. Do not have sexual contact with anyone who does not practice safer sex or who has had sex with people at risk for STIs. Be cautious when communicating on the Internet. Do not have sex with prostitutes. Do not share implements that could be contaminated with blood including acupuncture, tattooing, and ear piercing tools. Contracting an STI can have both medical and emotional outcomes that are negative.

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What will be an ideal response?

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A) narcissistic personality B) delusional disorder C) bipolar disorder D) avoidant personality

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What is one of the general principles of dressing and bandaging?

A. Do not bandage a dressing in place until bleeding has stopped. B. Pressure bandages should be tight enough that a distal pulse cannot be felt. C. Cover as small an area as possible in bandaging a wound on an extremity. D. Dressing and bandages should be sterile.

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Pertaining to above the kidneys: supra__________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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