Sexually Transmitted Infections “I have an STI,” is not a statement anyone wants to hear or say. According to Kane et al. (2017) sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a common reason for Emergency Department (ED) visits. There are over twenty million new STIs each year and almost half of them are among young people, ages 15-24 (Sexually Transmitted Diseases2020). A family nurse practitioner (FNP) can work in a multitude of healthcare settings, being able to properly diagnose, treat, and educate each specific population with the most up to date STI guidelines would help prevent STI complications, decrease antibiotic resistant strains, and increase awareness about STI prevention. POI Significance STI education is significant to a FNP with a subspecialty in advanced forensic nursing because of the populations they would be treating, especially if the provider is working at a military treatment facility. The three types of populations a provider with these credentials would be working with are the adolescent and young adult population, the sexual assault patient population, as well as the military and veteran population. All three populations have an increased risk of obtaining a STI based on age, crime, and job. The more these infections are treated with antibiotics, the higher the risk of concern regarding the threat of multidrug resistance (Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch, 2020). That is why it is important to obtain a correct diagnosis the first time, provide the correct treatment, and educate on the ways to prevent contracting a STI. This topic is very important because of the increase risks and rates of multidrug resistant STIs. Bodie et al. (2019) explains that the current recommendation for combination therapy is now being threatened by globally emerging and increasingly resistant strains. One STI that already has resistant strains, is the gonococcal strain. As this strain becomes more resistant to antibiotics, it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility and chronic pelvic pain in women; and epididymitis in men (Bodie et al., 2019). There are process measures that need to be monitored for effectiveness. These measures would show the
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