PRN 1409
Reproductive Case Studies
Rasmussen University
PRN 1409: Client-Centered Care III
Reproductive Case Studies
Question # 1: What should be the first priority for this client? Explain your answer.
The client is diagnosed with herpes and should be treated right away to decrease further
complications. The patient's pain should be taken care of. The way the pain could be treated is by
keeping lesions clean and dry to prevent a flare-up. Increasing the patient fluid intake will dilute urine to
provide greater comfort. The patient should also be given topical analgesics to help manage the pain. The
client should also not be judged in seeking treatment. This nonjudgement will enhance patient care and
allow the patient to return right away at the first onset of symptoms (deWit et al., 2017).
Question # 2: The RN provides teaching to the client, but the client has some follow-up questions.
As the LPN you reinforce the teaching about how herpes is spread. What factual information
should the nurse provide about the spread of this disease between flare-ups?
Herpes is spread through skin-to-skin contact. Even between flare-ups, it is still possible to
transmit herpes to the sexual partner. This transmission is still highly possible because a person still has
herpes even without the symptoms. Herpes is very contagious, and women are more susceptible is
getting the transmission through a male (“Genital herpes”, 2020).
Question # 3: The client is confused about why he needs to name his sexual partners. What
factual information can the nurse give to explain the need for all of his sexual partners to be
treated as soon as possible?
The patient should be encouraged and provided the most non-judgmental zone possible.
Explaining to the patient that syphilis is highly contagious and easily passed between people because
they may not even know it. The next reason is that the other potential clients need to be tested as soon as
Reproductive Case Studies
Rasmussen University
PRN 1409: Client-Centered Care III
Reproductive Case Studies
Question # 1: What should be the first priority for this client? Explain your answer.
The client is diagnosed with herpes and should be treated right away to decrease further
complications. The patient's pain should be taken care of. The way the pain could be treated is by
keeping lesions clean and dry to prevent a flare-up. Increasing the patient fluid intake will dilute urine to
provide greater comfort. The patient should also be given topical analgesics to help manage the pain. The
client should also not be judged in seeking treatment. This nonjudgement will enhance patient care and
allow the patient to return right away at the first onset of symptoms (deWit et al., 2017).
Question # 2: The RN provides teaching to the client, but the client has some follow-up questions.
As the LPN you reinforce the teaching about how herpes is spread. What factual information
should the nurse provide about the spread of this disease between flare-ups?
Herpes is spread through skin-to-skin contact. Even between flare-ups, it is still possible to
transmit herpes to the sexual partner. This transmission is still highly possible because a person still has
herpes even without the symptoms. Herpes is very contagious, and women are more susceptible is
getting the transmission through a male (“Genital herpes”, 2020).
Question # 3: The client is confused about why he needs to name his sexual partners. What
factual information can the nurse give to explain the need for all of his sexual partners to be
treated as soon as possible?
The patient should be encouraged and provided the most non-judgmental zone possible.
Explaining to the patient that syphilis is highly contagious and easily passed between people because
they may not even know it. The next reason is that the other potential clients need to be tested as soon as
