A 16-year-old patient comes to the free clinic and is diagnosed with primary syphilis. The patient states that she contracted this disease by holding hands with someone who has syphilis
What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?
A) Knowledge deficit related to modes of transmission
B) Noncompliance with treatment regimen related to age
C) Fear related to complications
D) Alteration in comfort related to impaired skin integrity
Ans: A
Feedback: Syphilis is spread mainly by sexual contact and may be congenital. The patient
displays knowledge deficit about the modes of transmission for syphilis.
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