Exam 49: Sexually Transmitted Infections

The gynecologist caring for a pregnant patient who has gonorrhea prescribed cefixime (Suprax)instead of the more common tetracycline hydrochloride (Achromycin).The nurse is aware that the rationale for this decision is that:

A pregnant patient with HSV type 2 has a Herp-Test performed in the physician's office 1 day before she is due to deliver by cesarean section.The test is negative.The nurse is aware that this means the:

A health educator,giving a presentation on how to use condoms correctly,would include instruction that:

The nurse in the outpatient clinic notes that the patient has been treated for syphilis three separate times in the last 2 years.The nurse explains that the antibiotic treatment this time will consist of one injection of:

A patient has been diagnosed with herpes simplex virus,type 2 (HSV type 2).The nurse should instruct the patient to:

Doxycycline (Vibramycin)has been prescribed for a patient who has gonorrhea.Before beginning the medication,the nurse would instruct the patient to:

When the female patient who is newly diagnosed with gonorrhea screams,"I am going to kill my husband.I mean it." The nurse's best response would be:

The nurse explains that an antiviral drug commonly used to relieve symptoms of HSV is: