A 22-Year-Old Man Tells the Nurse at the Health Clinic

A 22-year-old man tells the nurse at the health clinic that he has recently become unable to achieve an erection. When assessing for possible etiologic factors, which question should the nurse ask first?

A) "Have you been experiencing an unusual amount of stress?"
B) "Do you have any history of an erection that lasted for 6 hours or more?"
C) "Are you using any recreational drugs or drinking a lot of alcohol?"
D) "Do you have any chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus?"