chapter 5
The nurse is educating a client newly diagnosed with genital herpes. Which statement by the client indicates teaching has been successful?
"I can spread this infection if I have unprotected anal, vaginal, or oral sex."
The nurse is educating a female client diagnosed with human papillomavirus (HPV). Which information will the nurse include in the client's education plan?
"You should be sure to receive consistent testing for cervical cancer."
The nurse knows which client is at the highest risk for contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?
21-year-old client who tested positive for cocaine use and was treated for trichomoniasis twice in the past 3 years
A pregnant client has been diagnosed with gonorrhea. Which nursing interventions should be performed to prevent gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum in the baby?
Instill a prophylactic agent in the eyes of the newborn
A client at 34 weeks' gestation has recently been diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The client asks how HIV would be transmitted to the newborn. Which statement would be the nurse's best response?
It is recommended to formula-feed your newborn as it is transmitted through your breast milk."
The nurse is educating a female client with a history of human papillomavirus (HPV). Which information would the nurse include in the education plan regarding reproductive health?
You should be sure to receive consistent testing for cervical cancer."
A client has been admitted with primary syphilis. Which signs or symptoms should the nurse expect to see with this diagnosis?
a painless genital ulcer that appeared about 3 weeks after unprotected sex
The nurse cares for a client recently diagnosed with syphilis who has no known drug allergies. Which medication will the nurse expect the health care provider to prescribe?
benzathine penicillin G
A client has presented reporting symptoms that suggest a gonorrheal infection. After laboratory testing confirms this diagnosis, the nurse anticipates that the client will also be treated for which infection?
chlamydia
A nurse is conducting a presentation for a local community group on sexually transmitted infections. The nurse determines that the group has understood the information when they identify which infection as the most commonly reported bacterial STI in the United States?
chlamydia
The nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community group about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Which most common bacterial STI in the United States would the nurse expect to include?
chlamydia
The nurse is caring for a 14-year-old girl who fears she might have a sexually transmitted infection (STI). What would the nurse expect to assess if the adolescent has trichomoniasis?
green vaginal discharge
Which stage of syphilis occurs when the infected person has no signs or symptoms of syphilis?
latency
A client is diagnosed with trichomoniasis infection. The nurse prepares to teach the client about which medication?
metronidazole
Which medication is the most effective treatment for trichomoniasis?
metronidazole
A female client with an anal gonorrheal infection experiences painful bowel elimination and a purulent rectal discharge. The nurse would expect which finding once the microorganism disseminates throughout the body?
painful joints
Pelvic infection is most commonly caused by:
sexual transmission
Copious amounts of frothy, greenish vaginal discharge would be a symptom of which infection?
trichomoniasis
The nurse is assessing a 15-year-old female who reports extreme itching in the genital area, dysuria, and foul-smelling, yellow, foamy, vaginal discharge. What would most likely be responsible for these symptoms?
trichomoniasis
A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis. What is a symptom of bacterial vaginosis?
vaginal odor smelling of fish
