A 20-year-old male client is diagnosed with genital herpes. What client teaching should the nurse give him?
A) Keep area moist to promote healing.
B) Do not share food or engage in kissing.
C) Wear only synthetic underwear.
D) Use a condom to prevent spread.
B
Feedback:
An infected person should not share food or engage in kissing because this causes the disease to spread. Cleanliness and dryness are essential to promote healing; thus, the area should not be kept moist. Cotton underwear is useful; synthetic underwear is better avoided. The virus is small enough to penetrate a condom. Therefore, a condom offers no protection against the spread of the disease.
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