The nurse is planning care for a patient with herpes zoster. Which problem should the nurse identify as being the priority for this patient?
1. managing pain
2. avoiding breakouts
3. relieving itchiness
4. improving hygiene
Correct Answer: 1
The patient with herpes zoster often experiences severe pain over the entire dermatome supplied by the affected nerve root. Managing pain would be the priority for this patient. Herpes zoster can only be prevented or reduced by having the varicella vaccination. Itchiness might occur when the lesions begin to heal; however, the priority is to treat the pain. Herpes zoster does not occur because of poor hygiene.
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