The client is 3 months pregnant and has just been diagnosed with trichomoniasis at the health clinic. She asks the nurse if she should ask her personal physician for a prescription for metronidazole. What is the nurse's response?
a. "Metronidazole can be used to treat a pregnant woman after the second trimester."
b. "Metronidazole can be used to treat a pregnant woman if she has no complications."
c. "Metronidazole can be used to treat a pregnant woman after the first trimester."
d. "Metronidazole should never be used to treat a pregnant woman."
ANS: C
The medication can be used with pregnant women after the first trimester.
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