The nurse who is caring for a patient who is taking acyclovir (Zovirax) is alert for the side effects of this drug, which include:
1. fever and bone marrow suppression.
2. vaginal burning and skin irritation.
3. dizziness, headache, and nausea.
4. leukopenia and peripheral neuropathy.
3
Side effects include dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, renal failure, and seizures.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
REF: 1109, Drug Therapy table OBJ: 7
TOP: Drugs to Treat STIs KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
# 5. The woman diagnosed with gonorrhea is astounded and states that she had no idea that she had an STI. The nurse explains that gonorrhea:
1. shows no symptoms at all in half of the victims.
2. always produces a foul vaginal discharge.
3. causes a vaginal chancre that is not easily detected.
4. in the early stages may appear to be an upper respiratory infection.
1
Over half of those in the early stages of gonorrhea have no symptoms at all. Symptoms of gonorrhea typically occur 3 days to 3 weeks after exposure and are more apparent in males than in females. There is no chancre, as with syphilis, and gonorrhea does not produce a foul discharge.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesis REF: 1110
OBJ: 5 TOP: Gonorrhea KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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