Exam 41: Care of Patients With Sexually Transmitted Infections

A female patient comes to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain,a temperature of 101° F,and a foul-smelling,purulent vaginal discharge.These assessments lead the nurse to suspect:

A patient who has been diagnosed with chlamydia is started on a protocol of doxycycline and is reminded by the nurse that: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is providing information to a patient who has recently been diagnosed with genital herpes.Which statements indicates the need for further instruction? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse affirms that many skin lesions associated with sexually transmitted infections are in the genital area,but skin lesions of syphilis can be seen in which location?

A gram-positive gonococcus is an organism that after being stained with crystal violet will:

The nurse cautions that infections can enter the upper genital tract as the mucous plug becomes more permeable:

On the diagnosis of syphilis in a young female patient,the nurse informs her that her illness must be reported to:

The nurse recommends that the newly diagnosed patient with herpes get current information about her disease from the local _______________.