A pregnant client is in the clinic for a routine monthly check and asks the nurse whether there is a blood test that can be drawn to check for genital warts. The best response by the nurse is:
1. "Yes, I will ask the doctor to draw the blood."
2. "No, but we can culture your vagina."
3. "There are several types of laboratory tests, but you need to speak to the physician."
4. "Genital warts are detected by inspection or by culturing the cervix for HPV."
Answer: 4
1. Warts are not diagnosed by drawing blood.
2. The vagina is not cultured for warts.
3. The nurse is capable of describing the tests for STIs.
4. Warts are diagnosed by inspection. If there are no warts present, the cervix can be cultured for the presence of the HPV virus.
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