The nurse is educating a young woman newly diagnosed with genital herpes. Which information is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plain?
a. Take the entire course of antibiotics.
b. Increase fluid intake to dilute urine.
c. Wash hands after applying topical oint-ment to lesions.
d. Avoid all sexual contact until lesions completely resolve.
D
To prevent spreading genital herpes, the patient should avoid sex until all the lesions are gone. Genital herpes is a viral condition and symptoms can be managed by antiviral medication. In-creasing fluid intake will help to dilute urine and can manage pain, but is of lesser importance than preventing the spread of genital herpes. The patient should don gloves when applying topi-cal ointment.
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