You are caring for a patient with secondary syphilis. What nursing interventions would you know to institute when caring for this patient?
A) Place in private room.
B) Keep room door closed.
C) Have personal protective equipment available.
D) Wear gloves when there is a possibility of coming into contact with lesions.
Ans: D
Feedback: Lesions of primary and secondary syphilis may be highly infective. Gloves are worn when direct contact with lesions is likely, and hand hygiene is performed after gloves are removed. Isolation in a private room is not required. It is also not necessary to keep the room door closed. PPE is always available.
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