A patient is seen in a clinic for contact vaginitis. What information from her history helps the nurse to plan teaching for the patient?
a. She has been under stress at work.
b. She takes bubble baths every night.
c. She has had a urinary tract infection (UTI).
d. She has been on oral antibiotics for a sinus infection.
ANS: B
Contact vulvovaginitis can be related to contact with allergens or irritating chemicals such as contraceptive creams or bubble baths. D. Vaginitis is inflammation, not infection. C. UTI does not predispose to vaginitis. A. Stress and antibiotics are more likely to place the patient at risk of infection, not inflammation.
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