A client has just been diagnosed with a recurrence of genital herpes simplex. She asks how this is possible because she has not had sex since she was diagnosed and treated 1 year ago. Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "Sometimes one course of therapy is not enough to eradicate the disease."
b. "The disease can be controlled but is never cured, and outbreaks are common."
c. "Did you take the medication exactly the way it was prescribed for you?"
d. "If you have more than one sex partner, you may have more than one strain."
B
Viral diseases cannot be cured. Antiviral drugs suppress viral replication but do not kill the or-ganism. The causative virus remains in the body and can become active at any time. The other statements are not accurate.
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A patient being mechanically ventilated requires increasing PEEP for worsening ARDS. The order for PEEP is now at 20 cm of H2O. The nurse will need to contact the physician immediately if which condition develops?
1. Lung sounds greater on one side than the other 2. Lung sounds with crackles 3. Diminished peripheral pulses 4. High-pressure alarm