The nurse is providing care for a young adult female who is ...

[lunatika]

The nurse is providing care for a young adult female who is experiencing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). The client tells the nurse that she and her husband have just decided to try to have a baby. What should the nurse review with this client?
 
  1. The need to refrain from intercourse for the next 6 months
  2. The sequelae of PID
  3. The medication side effects
  4. The possibility that the husband caused the STI

Question 2

A client whose child was diagnosed with a sexually transmitted illness (STI) shouted at the nurse, saying it was impossible for children to have STIs. The nurse's response is based on her knowledge that:
 
  1. laboratory samples are sometimes contaminated.
  2. children can be infected at birth or through sexual abuse.
  3. sexually transmitted diseases can be spread only through sexual contact.
  4. organisms can be contacted from public bathrooms.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2

1. The client does not need to refrain from intercourse for 6 months. It is recommended that couples abstain until both parties are completely free of the STI.
2. PID can cause adhesions and damage to the female reproductive tract. The nurse would discuss these potential damages and prepare the client for the possibility that she could have difficulty conceiving.
3. Medication side effects already should have been addressed with the client.
4. It would not be appropriate to tell the client that the husband is at fault.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2

1. Contamination of the laboratory samples is highly unlikely.
2. STIs can be passed onto infants and children though the birth canal, incest, or sexual abuse.
3. STIs can be passed onto infants and children though the birth canal, incest, or sexual abuse.
4. STIs can be passed onto infants and children though the birth canal, incest, or sexual abuse.