A 25-year-old single woman comes to the gynecologist's office for a follow-up visit related to her abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap)smear.The test revealed that the client has the HPV.The woman asks,"What is that? Can you get rid of it?" Which is the best response for the nurse to provide?

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Informing the client about STIs and the risks involved with the HPV is important.The health care team has a duty to provide proper information to the client,including information related to STIs and the fact that although the HPV and HIV are both viruses that can be sexually transmitted,they are not the same virus.The onset of the HPV can be insidious.Often STIs go unnoticed.Abnormal bleeding is frequently the initial symptom.The client may have had the HPV before her current boyfriend.The nurse should make no deductions from this limited information.

A 25-Year-Old Single Woman Comes to the Gynecologist's Office for a Follow-Up