A 20-year-old male college student presents to the campus health clinic. The patient reports no significant past medical history. He has been experiencing painful urination for several days and yellow discharge from his urethra. The nurse asks the student about his sexual activity. He reports engaging in unprotected sex, and is concerned that he may have contracted a sexually transmitted infection. The nurse sends a sample of the urethral discharge to the microbiology laboratory. The laboratory reports gram-negative diplococci and many neutrophils on the smear, suggestive of gonorrhea.
-The nurse provides education about prevention of future gonorrheal infection.Which of the following topics would be included in the teaching?

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A 20-year-old male college student presents to the campus health clinic. The patient reports no significant past medical history. He has been experiencing painful urination for several days and yellow discharge from his urethra. The nurse asks the student about his sexual activity. He reports engaging in unprotected sex, and is concerned that he may have contracted a sexually transmitted infection. The nurse sends a sample of the urethral discharge to the microbiology laboratory.  The laboratory reports gram-negative diplococci and many neutrophils on the smear, suggestive of gonorrhea.
-The nurse provides education about prevention of future gonorrheal infection.Which of the following topics would be included in the teaching?

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Using condoms during sexual contact can significantly reduce the risk of contracting gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted infections. Vaccination with Gardisil is for the prevention of human papillomavirus, not gonorrhea. Strict abstinence is a personal choice and may not always be realistic or practical. Gonorrhea can be cured with appropriate treatment and does not always remain latent in the patient's genitourinary system.

A 20-Year-Old Male College Student Presents to the Campus Health