A patient who has undergone treatment for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV type 2) expresses relief that she is cured. What should the nurse include in her teaching?
a. Daily douches of Burow solution are needed.
b. HSV is permanently cured by acyclovir (Zovirax).
c. Sexual partners are now safe from infec-tion from her.
d. HSV lies dormant and can be triggered without any sexual contact.
D
The virus goes dormant but can recur. Herpes is always present.
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The clinic's consent form is in English and the husband is illiterate and speaks only Spanish. The nurse does not speak Spanish. What should the nurse do? A) Inform the patients they just needed to sign so the testing could be done. B) Informing the geneticist that the couple cannot give informed consent. C) Let the wife translate for her husband. D) Explain the form to the patient in English and have him sign it.
A pregnant adolescent is upset because she is not permitted to deliver the baby at an alternative birthing center. Why is the use of an alternative birthing center contraindicated for this patient?
A) High risk for pelvic disproportion B) The patient's parents disapproved of the center C) Alternative birth centers admit only married women D) Alternative birthing centers only admit patients over the age of 21 years
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A conference is presented on world views of health, and the first breakout session discusses the human being conceptualized as a whole comprised of parts who interacts with a physically separate environment
The environment exerts stressors on people to which they must react. There is a belief in linear, predictable, and quantifiable cause-and-effect relationships. What world view is depicted by the above scenario? A) Interaction world view B) Integration world view C) Partiality world view D) Simultaneity world view