Exam 40: Care of Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections

After being stained with crystal violet,how will a gram-positive gonococcus react?

To which factor(s)can the rise in the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)be attributed?

The nurse is caring for a patient with genital herpes.Which manifestation alerts the nurse to a potential signal of an impending outbreak?

The nurse is educating a pregnant patient who is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)positive.Which information is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?

The nurse is providing information to a patient who has recently been diagnosed with genital herpes.Which statements indicate the need for further instruction?

During an assessment of an older adult patient,the nurse observes a red rash on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet.What should the nurse do next?

The nurse instructs a sexually active teenager that frequent douching can cause which infection?

How long after exposure does the incubation period for gonorrhea last?

Why are women at a greater risk for contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs)than men?

The nurse is collecting information from a patient during her annual pelvic examination.The patient reports that she has noted a strong vaginal odor after intercourse.Which condition may be present?

The nurse urges a female patient with gonorrhea to seek medical care.Which complication(s)can occur if gonorrhea is left untreated?

Which statement indicates that a patient needs additional education about the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV)?

The nurse is caring for a homosexual man with a rectal tear and inflamed rectal tissue.The nurse understands that these findings increase the patient's risk for which disorder?

A patient has been diagnosed with chlamydia for the second time in a 5-month period.Data collection reveals that the patient was not compliant with the plan of treatment with the last infection.Which medication does the nurse anticipate that the provider will prescribe?

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

The nurse is educating a sexually active female patient about infection prevention.Which change during the premenstrual period increases the patient's risk of infection?

When caring for a male patient with a suspected gonorrheal infection,which action is most important for the nurse to take?

The nurse is aware that men with gonorrhea are more likely to seek medical attention because their symptoms are more visible than those of women.Which clinical manifestation is most consistent with symptoms of gonorrhea in men?

The nurse is educating a young woman newly diagnosed with genital herpes.Which information is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plain?

Once a diagnosis of syphilis is confirmed,the nurse understands that she must report the illness to which entity?