Managing sexually transmitted infections: Beyond the 2015 guidelines.

Nurse Pract

Versie Johnson-Mallard is a department chair and associate professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. Kim Curry is a clinical associate professor and associate dean, Student Affairs, at the University of Florida, College of Nursing, Gainesville, Fla. Rasheeta Chandler is an assistant professor at Neill Hodgson School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. Ivy Alexander is a professor and director of Advanced Practice Programs and director of the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Track at the University of Connecticut, School of Nursing, Storrs, Conn. Elizabeth Kostas-Polston is an assistant professor at Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, Bethesda, Md. Susan Orsega is a rear admiral at the United States Public Health Service (USPHS), Bethesda, Md. Nancy Fugate Woods is a Professor and dean emerita at the University of Washington, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, Seattle, Wash.

Published: August 2018

Guidelines for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are updated periodically while new science is continuously developed. Advanced practice registered nurses implement clinical decisions based on current guidelines and evidence. This article provides recent updates on managing STIs.

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