Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 83%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
Teaching a group of adolescents about HIVAfter teaching a group of adolescents about HIV, the nurse asks them to identify the primary means by which adolescents are exposed to the virus. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which means of exposure?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
Sexual intercourse, particularly unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex with an infected partner, is the most common mode of HIV transmission among adolescents and adults.