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corkyiscool3328 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A patient who has been diagnosed with chlamydia is started on a protocol of doxycycline. Which information is important for the nurse to include in the teaching? (select all that apply.)

a. The partner does not need treatment.
b. Use a condom to protect partners from disease.
c. Chlamydia can develop into pelvic in-flammatory disease (PID).
d. Take the entire prescription of antibiotics.
e. Chlamydia can result in an ectopic preg-nancy.

Question 2

The nurse is educating a patient with a hiatal hernia. Which statement indicates that the patient understands the nurse's teaching?

a. I should avoid tea and chocolate.
b. I should wear an abdominal binder for added support.
c. I should sleep flat on a single pillow.
d. I should not eat within an hour of going to bed.

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

Answer to Question 1

B, C, D, E
The patient should understand the importance of using condoms to protect her partner and taking the entire course of antibiotics to prevent resistance or relapse. The patient should also under-stand that chlamydia increases the risk of developing PID or an ectopic pregnancy. The patient's partner should receive treatment as well.

Answer to Question 2

A
Hiatal hernia is diagnosed by an upper gastrointestinal (GI) series. Nutritional modification indi-cated in patients with hiatal hernias includes limiting intake of alcohol, chocolate, caffeine, and fatty food. Other treatment includes weight reduction, avoidance of tight-fitting clothes around the abdomen, administration of antacids, histamine (H2)-receptor antagonists, or proton pump inhibitors, and elevation of the head of the bed on 6- to 8-inch blocks. The patient is instructed not to eat within 3 hours of going to bed.