The nurse caring for a client with a painful genital lesion that ...

[Anajune7]

The nurse caring for a client with a painful genital lesion that resulted from an STI teaches the client to control pain using what in addition to analgesics?
 
  1. Pressure
  2. Warm bath
  3. Cool compresses
  4. Hot compresses

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to administer a viscous medication via the intramuscular route to a small, thin, elderly client. What size needle would the nurse use?
 
  1. 2-inch 18-gauge
  2. 1 1/2-inch 20-gauge
  3. 1 1/2-inch 18-gauge
  4. 2-inch 22-gauge

[johnpizzaz]

Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale: Cool compresses to the lesion can help to reduce the discomfort associated. Applications of heat will most likely increase discomfort, and pressure is unlikely to have a positive effect.

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale: Because the medication is viscous, the nurse would use a 20-gauge needle, and the length would be 1 1/2 inches because the client is thin. A 2-inch needle may be chosen with a larger or obese client. 18-gauge would be too large to use for intramuscular injection, and would cause tissue damage.