C HAPTER 31: S EXUALLY T RANSMITTED
I NFECTIONS AND B LOOD -B ORNE
P ATHOGENS
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition Stamler
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the most prevalent reportable bacterial sexually transmitted infection
(STI) seen in Canada?
a. Genital herpes
b. Gonorrhea
c. Hepatitis B
d. Chlamydia
Correct Answer: d (page 563)
2. A nurse is working with a new immigrant group to prevent STIs. What is the
nurse most likely to encounter with this population?
a. Ability to seek out health services
b. Positive beliefs surrounding traditional herbal medicine
c. Good access to translated resources
d. Low stress levels within the group
Correct Answer: b (page 569)
,3. A nurse is working with injection drug users. What infection is the nurse most
concerned about preventing in this population?
a. Hepatitis B
b. Hepatitis A
c. Syphilis
d. Genital herpes
Correct Answer: a (page 569)
4. Jo has a 10-year history of injection drug use and uses a safer injection facility.
What city does Jo live in?
a. Toronto
b. Winnipeg
c. Halifax
d. Vancouver
Correct Answer: d (page 570)
5. The local health department recognized that there are high rates of various STIs
among women who work as exotic dancers. Which intervention has the best
chance of success in reducing the high rates of STIs?
a. Encouraging women to work at large box stores instead of dancing
b. Supplying free condoms to the dancers
c. Installing condom machines in the washrooms of strip clubs
d. Working with the strip club employers and dancers to develop a peer
education program
Correct Answer: d (page 568)
,6. Leslie is 50 years old and presents at the community health centre with
complaints of anal discharge and bloody stools. Leslie does not use condoms
with common-law partner Terry. What testing should the nurse offer to provide
Leslie?
a. Gonorrhea and chlamydia
b. Syphilis and genital herpes
c. Genital warts
d. Candidiasis
Correct Answer: a (page 562)
7. Tony is seen by a nurse at the STI clinic. The nurse observes red tracks and
bumps in the genital area around his groin and thighs. Tony reports itchiness in
the same region. What sexually transmitted infection should the nurse suspect?
a. Trichomoniasis
b. Pubic lice
c. Scabies
d. Genital herpes
Correct Answer: c (page 564)
8. What would be an appropriate method of testing for chlamydia?
a. Culture of the fluid drawn from a sore
b. Dark-field microscopy
c. Blood test
d. Urine testing
Correct Answer: d (page 563)
, 9. Thomas has contracted herpes from his new partner. How will this STI be
treated?
a. There is no cure
b. Antivirals
c. Laser therapy
d. A course of antibiotics
Correct Answer: b (page 564)
10. Which are typical acute HIV symptoms that occur two to four weeks after
infection?
a. Itchiness and red bumps on the skin
b. Flu-like symptoms and fever
c. Pain and fluid-filled blisters
d. Lower abdominal pain and burning on urination
Correct Answer: b (page 565)
11. In 2012, what percentage of all positive adult HIV tests was among the men who
have sex with men (MSM)?
a. 31
b. 45
c. 50
d. 19
Correct Answer: c (page 565)
12. A nurse is utilizing a harm reduction approach to prevent the spread of blood
borne infections. What would be an appropriate strategy to meet this goal?
a. Increasing clients' access to bleaching kits and clean needles
I NFECTIONS AND B LOOD -B ORNE
P ATHOGENS
Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition Stamler
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the most prevalent reportable bacterial sexually transmitted infection
(STI) seen in Canada?
a. Genital herpes
b. Gonorrhea
c. Hepatitis B
d. Chlamydia
Correct Answer: d (page 563)
2. A nurse is working with a new immigrant group to prevent STIs. What is the
nurse most likely to encounter with this population?
a. Ability to seek out health services
b. Positive beliefs surrounding traditional herbal medicine
c. Good access to translated resources
d. Low stress levels within the group
Correct Answer: b (page 569)
,3. A nurse is working with injection drug users. What infection is the nurse most
concerned about preventing in this population?
a. Hepatitis B
b. Hepatitis A
c. Syphilis
d. Genital herpes
Correct Answer: a (page 569)
4. Jo has a 10-year history of injection drug use and uses a safer injection facility.
What city does Jo live in?
a. Toronto
b. Winnipeg
c. Halifax
d. Vancouver
Correct Answer: d (page 570)
5. The local health department recognized that there are high rates of various STIs
among women who work as exotic dancers. Which intervention has the best
chance of success in reducing the high rates of STIs?
a. Encouraging women to work at large box stores instead of dancing
b. Supplying free condoms to the dancers
c. Installing condom machines in the washrooms of strip clubs
d. Working with the strip club employers and dancers to develop a peer
education program
Correct Answer: d (page 568)
,6. Leslie is 50 years old and presents at the community health centre with
complaints of anal discharge and bloody stools. Leslie does not use condoms
with common-law partner Terry. What testing should the nurse offer to provide
Leslie?
a. Gonorrhea and chlamydia
b. Syphilis and genital herpes
c. Genital warts
d. Candidiasis
Correct Answer: a (page 562)
7. Tony is seen by a nurse at the STI clinic. The nurse observes red tracks and
bumps in the genital area around his groin and thighs. Tony reports itchiness in
the same region. What sexually transmitted infection should the nurse suspect?
a. Trichomoniasis
b. Pubic lice
c. Scabies
d. Genital herpes
Correct Answer: c (page 564)
8. What would be an appropriate method of testing for chlamydia?
a. Culture of the fluid drawn from a sore
b. Dark-field microscopy
c. Blood test
d. Urine testing
Correct Answer: d (page 563)
, 9. Thomas has contracted herpes from his new partner. How will this STI be
treated?
a. There is no cure
b. Antivirals
c. Laser therapy
d. A course of antibiotics
Correct Answer: b (page 564)
10. Which are typical acute HIV symptoms that occur two to four weeks after
infection?
a. Itchiness and red bumps on the skin
b. Flu-like symptoms and fever
c. Pain and fluid-filled blisters
d. Lower abdominal pain and burning on urination
Correct Answer: b (page 565)
11. In 2012, what percentage of all positive adult HIV tests was among the men who
have sex with men (MSM)?
a. 31
b. 45
c. 50
d. 19
Correct Answer: c (page 565)
12. A nurse is utilizing a harm reduction approach to prevent the spread of blood
borne infections. What would be an appropriate strategy to meet this goal?
a. Increasing clients' access to bleaching kits and clean needles
