Sexually Transmitted Infection Assignment | Sexually Transmitted Infection

Reflect on a patient who presented with vaginal discharge during your Practicum Experience. Describe key signs and symptoms that were consistent with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) versus a non-STI related infection. If you diagnosed the patient with an STI, describe your experience in telling the patient that she had an STI, as well as the patient’s reaction to the diagnosis. Explain how the diagnosis might impact the patient’s life short-term and long-term. Include an explanation of the patient’s medical history, drug therapy and treatments, and follow-up care.

This paper should be written in an APA 7 format, 3 pages with 6 resources from evidence-based articles written within the last 5 years