A patient admitted with chest pain is also found to have positive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) and
fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FAT-Abs) tests, rashes on the palms and the soles of the feet, and moist papules in the anal and vulvar area. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Assess for arterial aneurysms.
b. Wear gloves for patient contact.
c. Place the patient in a private room.
d. Apply antibiotic ointment to the perineum.
Question 2
A 48-year-old male patient who has been diagnosed with gonococcal urethritis tells the nurse he had recent sexual contact with a woman but says she did not appear to have any disease. In responding to the patient, the nurse explains that
a. women do not develop gonorrhea infections but can serve as carriers to spread the disease to males.
b. women may not be aware they have gonorrhea because they often do not have symptoms of infection.
c. women develop subclinical cases of gonorrhea that do not cause tissue damage or clinical manifestations.
d. when gonorrhea infections occur in women, the disease affects only the ovaries and not the genital organs.
Habitat corridor found in Banff National Park.
The amyloid-β peptide, which plays a major role in Alzheimer’s disease
Research Methods
Areas of sclerosis (see arrows) in the white matter of a patient with MS.
The peptidoglycan layer of Gram-positive bacteria