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MirandaLo · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A teenage boy, while being assessed for fever, reveals to the nurse that he is interested in having an intimate relationship, but is afraid of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). How can the nurse best help this client?

A) Advise the client to get sex education from his parents.
B) Educate the client to use condoms.
C) Educate the client on the various forms of birth control.
D) Advise the client to avoid intimate relationships.

Question 2

To be able to care for clients with disorders of the male reproductive system effectively, a nurse needs to understand the functions of the various organs of the male reproductive system. Based on this understanding, what is seminal fluid alkaline?

1 . Assists in receiving secretions from the prostate gland
2 . Assists in neutralizing the acidic vaginal pH
3 . Maintains sperm motility and viability
4 . Dissolves the tough cell wall of the ovum
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4

juwms · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
The nurse should suggest that the use of condoms is the best way to prevent STIs. Sex education helps adolescents to know about sex, sexuality, and changes occurring in their bodies, whereas birth control methods help to prevent pregnancy; this knowledge will not help the client minimize the risk of STIs. The nurse should address the client's fears instead of asking him to refrain from sexual activity.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
A woman's vagina is acidic because of its normal flora. The alkaline environment of seminal fluid helps neutralize the acidic vaginal pH and maintains sperm motility and viability. The acrosome of the sperm contains enzymes that can dissolve the tough cell wall of the ovum. The ejaculatory ducts empty into the urethra and receive secretions from the prostate gland.