A Patient Has Many Sexual Partners but Does Not Use

question 23

Multiple Choice

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.

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