Author Question: When evaluating a woman for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the nurse should be aware that ... (Read 134 times)

crazycityslicker · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

When evaluating a woman for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the nurse should be aware that the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection is:

a. Gonorrhea.
b. Syphilis.
c. Chlamydia.
d. Candidiasis.

Question 2

A newborn has been diagnosed with a disorder that occurs through an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. The parents ask the nurse, Which of us passed on the gene that caused the disorder? The nurse tells them it was:

1. The female.
2. The male.
3. Neither.
4. Both.

stallen · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

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A Gonorrhea and syphilis are bacterial STIs, but they are not the most common ones among American women. Candidiasis is caused by a fungus, not by bacte-ria.
B Gonorrhea and syphilis are bacterial STIs, but they are not the most common ones among American women. Candidiasis is caused by a fungus, not by bacte-ria.
C Chlamydia is the most common and fastest spreading STI among American women, with an estimated three million new cases each year.
D Gonorrhea and syphilis are bacterial STIs, but they are not the most common ones among American women. Candidiasis is caused by a fungus, not by bacte-ria.

Answer to Question 2

4
Rationale:
1. In an autosomal recessive inherited disorder, both parents are carriers of the abnormal gene. It is not a sex-linked disorder or an abnormal chromosome disorder.
2. In an autosomal recessive inherited disorder, both parents are carriers of the abnormal gene. It is not a sex-linked disorder or an abnormal chromosome disorder.
3. In an autosomal recessive inherited disorder, both parents are carriers of the abnormal gene. It is not a sex-linked disorder or an abnormal chromosome disorder.
4. In an autosomal recessive inherited disorder, both parents are carriers of the abnormal gene. It is not a sex-linked disorder or an abnormal chromosome disorder.