The Nurse Is Conducting Health Screening at a Community Clinic

question 11

Multiple Choice

The nurse is conducting health screening at a community clinic. The patient has asked whether there are any risks with body piercing and tattooing, or whether these activities would impact sexual activity. How should the nurse respond?

• A) "You should avoid piercing your genitalia and your nipples."
• B) "There are no problems that occur with either body piercing or tattooing."
• C) "Both piercing and tattooing carry risks of infection, including hepatitis."
• D) "The benefit of body art outweighs any risk of infection of a tattoo or piercing."

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A measure of how much the quantity supplied of a good changes in response to a change in its price.

Buying Price

The cost at which an individual or organization is able to purchase a good, service, or asset.

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Market with only a few buyers.

Buying Price

The price at which a good or service is purchased by a consumer or another business.