Tipo de Trabajo Académico: Trabajo Fin de Grado
Notas: Introduction: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are increasing due to bad behaviors in the intimate relationships of young people, because of a misuse or disuse of condoms for a lack of knowledge. The professional nurse plays a significant role in the prevention of these infections so as to prevent them and reduce STDs. Objectives: To obtain recommendations for a correct nursing performance of patients with Sexually Transmitted Disease. Methodology: In the bibliography, database, such as, PUBMED, CUIDEN, SCIELO was used and other different official websites as well. Development: One of the main nurses’ functions, with which it is possible to eliminate unsafe behaviors for people’s health, it is the formation in sexual habits. After this intervention, well informed people can have a greater communication about sexuality and manage to develop favorable actions for the prevention of STIs. Another task is reporting the patient about their exposure to the infection in order to try to break the chain of transmission. Conclusion: Sexual education-especially orientated towards risky populations and infected patients-, the correct control of contacts with identification cards, the provision of true information to eliminate false beliefs of STDs are some of the recommendations that nurses should follow.