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kamilo84 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse working in a Planned Parenthood program recognizes that chlamydial infections are often asymptomatic, so the nurse should focus on:

1. care of clients who have symptoms and can be diagnosed and treated.
2. talking to high school students about the disease.
3. identification and screening of women at high risk for chlamydia.
4. talking to parents of teenagers about the disease.

Question 2

A client is in the emergency department with genital herpes for the third time. In order to reduce the severity of symptoms, the nurse advises the client to take the prescribed medications:

1. for the full course to kill the virus.
2. when the client experiences burning and tingling.
3. when the client develops respiratory symptoms.
4. when the herpes lesions appear.

angrybirds13579 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 3

1. The infection is often asymptomatic.
2. Screening should be aimed at clients with risk factors.
3. Since the infection is asymptomatic, incidence is much higher than reported. It is the leading cause of pelvic inflammatory disease.
4. Screening should be aimed at clients with risk factors.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2

1. Viruses cannot be killed, but medication can reduce the symptoms and arrest the progression of the disease.
2. Burning and tingling are prodromal symptoms signaling the onset of a recurrence of herpes. The client should be taught to restart the medication at that time to reduce the length and severity of the disease.
3. Genital herpes does not cause respiratory symptoms.
4. Medication is taken when the lesions appear, but it is better to start the medication during the prodromal period.