A nurse is caring for a 16-year-old patient with primary syphilis who states that she contracted the disease by holding hands with someone who has syphilis. The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient is:
A) Knowledge deficit related to modes of transmission
B) Noncompliance with treatment regimen related to age
C) Fear related to complications
D) Alteration in comfort related to impaired skin integrity
Ans: A
Feedback: Syphilis is spread mainly by sexual contact and may be congenital. This patient displays knowledge deficit about the modes of transmission for syphilis.
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