Solutions
1) A nonpregnant client is diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis
(BV). What does the nurse expect to administer? (chap 5)
1. Penicillin G 2 million units IM one time
2. Zithromax 1 mg p.o. b.i.d. for 2 weeks
3. Doxycycline 100 mg p.o. b.i.d. for a week
4. Metronidazole 500 mg p.o. b.i.d. for a week Correct Answers
4. Metronidazole 500 mg p.o. b.i.d. for a week
10) The nurse seeing a client just diagnosed with Chlamydia
trachomatis knows that which client is at greatest risk for the
infection? (chap 5)
1. 16-year-old sexually active girl, using no contraceptive
2. 22-year-old mother of two, developed dyspareunia
3. 35-year-old woman on oral contraceptives
4. 48-year-old woman with hot flashes and night sweats Correct
Answers 1. 16-year-old sexually active girl, using no
contraceptive
11) A client comes to the clinic complaining of difficulty
urinating, flu-like symptoms, genital tingling, and blister-like
,vesicles on the upper thigh and vagina. She denies having ever
had these symptoms before. The medication the physician is
most likely to order would be: (chap 5)
1. Oral acyclovir
2. Ceftriaxone IM
3. Azithromycin p.o.
4. Penicillin G IM Correct Answers 1. Oral acyclovir
12) The nurse is evaluating the outcomes of nursing care given a
female client with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Which
of the following will the nurse verify about the client? (chap 5)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect
choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Had an identified infection
2. Could identify the mode of transmission
3. Would never cope with the infection
4. Could recognize the symptoms of an STI
5. Would not disclose the STI to her partner Correct Answers
1. Had an identified infection
,2. Could identify the mode of transmission
4. Could recognize the symptoms of an STI
13) A client comes to the clinic complaining of a thick, white,
tenacious discharge and vulvular soreness. Which medication
treatment will the nurse teach the client about? (chap 5)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect
choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Silver sulfadiazine
2. Metronidazole
3. Clindamycin cream
4. Ceftriaxone sodium
5. Doxycycline Correct Answers 2. Metronidazole
3. Clindamycin cream
14) A 12-year-old girl and her mother are at the doctors office
for a routine check-up for the daughter. The mother tells the
nurse that she would like the daughter to have the Gardasil
vaccine that is effective against the human papilloma virus. The
, nurse does some teaching, and knows it has been successful
when the mother makes which statement? (chap 5)
1. The human papilloma virus is spread through casual contact
in schools.
2. Gardasil will protect against all types of the human papilloma
virus.
3. The human papilloma virus affects a million people in the
United States.
4. Gardasil will be given to my daughter in three doses. Correct
Answers 4. Gardasil will be given to my daughter in three
doses.
15) The clinic nurse teaches the pregnant client being treated for
trichomoniasis about the risks to her pregnancy due to this
infection. Which statement would indicate successful teaching?
(chap 5)
1. I am at risk of having a preterm birth because of this
infection.
2. I might need to have my membranes ruptured because of this
infection.
3. I am at risk of having a baby with a high birth weight.