A nurse teaching a health class for 12- and 13-year-old girls about routine vaginal hygiene would include instruction to:
1. wear clean polyester panties daily and at night.
2. douche weekly with a mild vinegar solution.
3. wash the external and internal genitalia daily.
4. wipe the perineal-anal area from front to back.
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Transfer of Escherichia coli from the anus to the vagina or to the urinary system can be avoided by wiping the perineal-anal area from front to back.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1047
OBJ: 5 TOP: Infections of the Reproductive Tract
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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