Caregivers ask the nurse how children or adolescents can contract syphilis. The best response by the nurse is which of the following?
a. by sexual intercourse
b. transplacentally, at delivery, by sexual intercourse, or through sexual abuse
c. anal, oral, or vaginal contact with semen
d. by contact with any body fluids of an infected person
B
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A Incorrect. Answering a question by a caregiver about how children or adolescents can contract syphilis, the best response by the nurse is not limited to sexual intercourse.
B Correct. Answering a question by a caregiver about how children or adolescents can contract syphilis, the best response by the nurse is transplacentally, at delivery, by sexual intercourse, or through sexual abuse.
C Incorrect. Answering a question by a caregiver about how children or adolescents can contract syphilis, the best response by the nurse is anal, oral, or vaginal contact with semen.
D Incorrect. Answering a question by a caregiver about how children or adolescents can contract syphilis, the best response by the nurse is not by contact with any body fluids of an infected person.
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A) Swelling B) Chills C) Redness D) Heat E) Pain
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a. blood pressure. b. pulse. c. respirations. d. temperature.
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