HESI CASE STUDY: SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STD'S)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
1. Which is an example of a nurse applying community as client? - ANS Planning for a peer
mentorship program for youth with serious mental illness.
2. A nurse examines records for flu vaccination among older adults attending an adult day
health center. The nurse is applying which step in the nursing process? - ANS Assessment.
3. Data about infection with chlamydia trachomatis are obtained by the health department in
order to do which of the following? (Select all that apply. One, some, or all options may be
correct.) - ANS Report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Identify trends in the incidence of communicable diseases.
Plan and implement prevention and disease control programs.
4. Which of the following is an example of incidence of communicable disease? - ANS New
diagnoses of gonorrhea in the community.
5. Which of the following is an example of prevalence of communicable disease? -
ANS Number of individuals in the county with hepatitis C.
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, 6. Infection with chlamydia trachomatis is of particular concern for which of the following
reasons? (Select all that apply. One, some, or all options may be correct.) - ANS The infection
is often asymptomatic, especially among females.
Chlamydia is the most prevalence sexually transmitted infection worldwide.
Untreated infection can lead to endometriosis and pelvic peritonitis.
7. Which population group has the highest rate of infection with chlamydia? - ANS Young
adults.
8. The nurse decides to interview pediatricians, reproductive health providers, and several
current students to find out what they know about chlamydia infections among the high school
youth. This method of data collection is known as which of the following? - ANS Key
informant interviews.
9. The nurse is aware that socioeconomic status impacts access to resources such as health
services. Which of the following would be the most effective intervention to address healthcare
disparities? - ANS Collaborate with providers to offer free school-based health services.
10. Testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections at a school-based health center is
an example of which level of prevention? - ANS Secondary prevention
11. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student asks the nurse if any of the sexually transmitted diseases can
be transmitted through oral sex. Which of the following is the correct response? -
ANS Sexually transmitted infections can be transmitted through oral, vaginal or anal sex.
12. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student asks the nurse about the transmission of herpes. Which
information regarding herpes simplex virus (HSV) transmission should the nurse present? -
ANS Herpes can cause painful sores in the mouth, anus, and genital area.
13. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student reports that they have several open and painful sores in their
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TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STD'S)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
1. Which is an example of a nurse applying community as client? - ANS Planning for a peer
mentorship program for youth with serious mental illness.
2. A nurse examines records for flu vaccination among older adults attending an adult day
health center. The nurse is applying which step in the nursing process? - ANS Assessment.
3. Data about infection with chlamydia trachomatis are obtained by the health department in
order to do which of the following? (Select all that apply. One, some, or all options may be
correct.) - ANS Report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Identify trends in the incidence of communicable diseases.
Plan and implement prevention and disease control programs.
4. Which of the following is an example of incidence of communicable disease? - ANS New
diagnoses of gonorrhea in the community.
5. Which of the following is an example of prevalence of communicable disease? -
ANS Number of individuals in the county with hepatitis C.
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, 6. Infection with chlamydia trachomatis is of particular concern for which of the following
reasons? (Select all that apply. One, some, or all options may be correct.) - ANS The infection
is often asymptomatic, especially among females.
Chlamydia is the most prevalence sexually transmitted infection worldwide.
Untreated infection can lead to endometriosis and pelvic peritonitis.
7. Which population group has the highest rate of infection with chlamydia? - ANS Young
adults.
8. The nurse decides to interview pediatricians, reproductive health providers, and several
current students to find out what they know about chlamydia infections among the high school
youth. This method of data collection is known as which of the following? - ANS Key
informant interviews.
9. The nurse is aware that socioeconomic status impacts access to resources such as health
services. Which of the following would be the most effective intervention to address healthcare
disparities? - ANS Collaborate with providers to offer free school-based health services.
10. Testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections at a school-based health center is
an example of which level of prevention? - ANS Secondary prevention
11. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student asks the nurse if any of the sexually transmitted diseases can
be transmitted through oral sex. Which of the following is the correct response? -
ANS Sexually transmitted infections can be transmitted through oral, vaginal or anal sex.
12. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student asks the nurse about the transmission of herpes. Which
information regarding herpes simplex virus (HSV) transmission should the nurse present? -
ANS Herpes can cause painful sores in the mouth, anus, and genital area.
13. During interviews with a select group of students, the nurse is questioned about sexual and
reproductive health. One student reports that they have several open and painful sores in their
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