The nurse is caring for a patient with secondary syphilis. What intervention should the nurse institute when caring for this patient?
A) Ensure that the patient is housed in a private room.
B) Administer hydrocortisone ointment to the lesions as ordered.
C) Administer combination therapy with antiretrovirals as ordered.
D) Wear gloves if contact with lesions is possible.
Ans: D
Feedback:
Lesions of primary and secondary syphilis may be highly infective. Gloves are worn when direct contact with lesions is likely, and hand hygiene is performed after gloves are removed. Isolation in a private room is not required. Corticosteroids antiviral medications are not indicated.
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