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The nurse is caring for a male patient with gonorrhea. The patient asks how he can reduce his risk of contracting another sexually transmitted infection (STI). The nurse should instruct the patient to:
 
  A) Ask all potential sexual partners if they have a sexually transmitted disease.
  B) Wear a condom every time he has intercourse.
  C) Consider intercourse to be risk-free if his partner has no visible discharge, lesions, or rashes.
  D) Expect to limit the number of sexual partners to fewer than five over his lifetime.

Question 2

A nurse is conducting a comprehensive assessment of an elderly man who has been admitted to the geriatric medical unit with dehydration and suspected malnutrition.
 
  The nurse's examination of the patient's integumentary system reveals several notable findings. Which of the following findings most clearly warrants medical follow-up?
  A) The patient has an irregularly shaped mole on his scalp that has been growing in recent months
  B) There is dark discoloration of the skin on the patient's shins and ankles and the skin has a shiny appearance.
  C) There is a yellowish waxy deposit on the patient's upper and lower eyelids.
  D) The patient has numerous superficial red marks on the skin of his forearms and the backs of his hands.



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kmb352

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A




nelaaney

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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