Antepartum, Reproduction and Sexuality Unit #3

A community health nurse is conducting an educational session at a local community center on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The nurse considers the session successful when participants identify which statement as correct?

"Human papillomavirus is the cause of essentially all cases of cervical cancer."

A nurse is providing care to a client with pediculosis pubis. Which information would the nurse include when teaching the client about this condition?

"Remove the nits with a fine-toothed comb."

A school health nurse is providing education to a group of adolescents regarding the proper procedure for male condom use. The nurse knows the teaching has been effective when which statement is made by a student?

"Withdraw the penis erect, holding the condom firmly against the penis."

A client is receiving ceftriaxone as treatment for gonorrhea. What would be most important for the nurse to emphasize to the client?

Avoid alcohol consumption.

A nurse working in a community health education program is assigned to educate community members about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Which nursing strategy should be adopted to prevent the spread of STIs in the community?

Discuss limiting the number of sex partners.

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.

Which instruction should be given to a woman newly diagnosed with genital herpes?

Limit stress and emotional upset as much as possible.

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

A nurse is caring for a client in the clinic. Which sign or symptom may indicate that the client has gonorrhea?

burning on urination

A client with a family history of cervical cancer is to undergo a Papanicolaou test. During the client education, what group should the nurse include as at risk for cervical cancer?

clients who have genital warts

What is the most common viral infection?

human papillomavirus (HPV)

The nurse explains to a client diagnosed with trichomoniasis that the disease is caused by the parasitic protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis. What would the nurse say is a factor that triggers growth of trichomoniasis?

irritation of vaginal walls

A young woman presents with vaginal itching and irritation of recent onset. Her labia are swollen, and she has a frothy yellowish discharge with an unpleasant smell and a pH of 6.8. She has been celibate during the last six months and has been taking antibiotics for a throat infection. Which medication is most likely to clear her symptoms?

metronidazole

Pelvic infection is most commonly caused by:

sexual transmission.

Which factor in a client's history indicates she is at risk for candidiasis?

use of corticosteroids