Question

A 22-year-old male is being treated at a college health care clinic for gonorrhea. Which of the following teaching points should the nurse include in patient teaching?

A) While being treated for the infection, you will not be able to pass this infection on to your sexual partner.
B) While you're taking your antibiotics, you will need to abstain from participating in sexual activity or drinking alcohol.
C) It's important to complete your full course of antibiotics in order to ensure that you become resistant to reinfection.
D) The symptoms of gonorrhea will resolve on their own, but it is important for you to abstain from sexual activity while this is occurring.

Answer 1

The nurse should instruct the patient to abstain from sexual activity and alcohol while being treated for gonorrhea.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse should include the teaching point that while the patient is being treated for gonorrhea, they should abstain from participating in sexual activity or drinking alcohol