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strangeaffliction · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A young woman is close to completing her prescribed course of metronidazole for the treatment of trichomoniasis. The nurse who is contributing to this woman's care should know that she is being treated for a health problem that is caused by:

A) A fungus
B) Bacteria
C) A virus
D) Protozoa

Question 2

A female patient has informed her primary care provider that she has been experiencing problems after sexual intercourse over the past several days.

Upon further questioning, the patient states that the essence of her problem is a fishy vaginal odor, and the clinician strongly suspects bacterial vaginosis (BV). What should the nurse at the clinic explain to this patient about her problem?
A) The infection is self-limiting and will resolve in a few days.
B) Antibiotics are usually effective in curing BV.
C) If left untreated, BV is likely to progress to pelvic inflammatory disease.
D) The patient will need to abstain from sex for 4 to 6 weeks.