The nurse is planning to teach a group of adolescents about sexually transmitted infections. What information concerning genital warts should the nurse discuss?
1. Hand washing will aid in reducing the spread of genital warts.
2. Genital warts lead to cervical cancer in the majority of women who get them.
3. Women who have certain types of genital warts should be vaccinated against other types.
4. Wearing a condom eliminates the risk of contracting genital warts.
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Rationale 1: Hand hygiene is the first line of defense against disease.
Rationale 2: Genital warts are implicated in many cases, but not the majority of cases, of cervical cancer.
Rationale 3: The vaccine does not eliminate the disease once it is established.
Rationale 4: The use of condoms significantly lowers, but does not eliminate, the risk of contracting genital warts.
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A) Highlight the importance of good nutrition. B) Include health promotion activities for both men and women. C) Stress the importance of having coitus every day while trying to conceive. D) Remind about safe sex practices to reduce sexually transmitted infections. E) Explain that conception rarely occurs in couples during the first year of trying.
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A. An approach to patient care in which respect and dignity are central. B. A nurturing way of relating to a valued "other," toward whom one feels a personal sense of commitment and responsibility. C. An emotional state that helps to facilitate the art of nursing. D. A particular type of nursing that is not appropriate for all types of nursing practice.
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a. Prevent nausea and vomiting b. Help the person sleep better c. Cleanse the bowel of feces d. Decrease post-operative pain