When a nurse assesses the female patient in an outpatient clinic and learns that the patient has experienced gray-white discharge that clings to the external vulva and vaginal walls, the nurse's best response is to:
A) Advise the patient that she may have a sexually transmitted disease (STD).
B) Obtain a specimen for vaginal smear (wet mount).
C) Describe the vaginal discharge in documentation as normal.
D) Administer vaginal suppositories.
Ans: A
Feedback: Gray-white discharge that clings to the external vulva and vaginal walls is indicative of the Gardnerella vaginalis sexually transmitted disease.
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