Assessment of the characteristic of this assists the nurse in providing appropriate relief measures caused by inflammation and skin lesions.
What is pain?
100
Which Nursing Diagnosis: Risk would be most appropriate for a person who engages in high-risk sexual behavior?
What is: Risk for Infection?
100
For a patient who experiences Risk for Infection of STIs, an appropriate nursing outcome would seek to prevent ________________ to others.
What is transmission?
100
A nurse is treating a patient who is experiencing Risk for Infection of STIs related to high-risk sexual behavior. An effective nursing intervention would include information on this type of condom, which can be put in place hours before sexual activity.
What is a “female condom?”
100
A patient would show positive outcomes for their Nursing Diagnosis of Risk for Infection by stating the signs and _______________ of infections that they wish to avoid.
What are symptoms?
200
A patient should be asked about this type of history when conducting an assessment regarding STIs.
What is sexual history?
200
Which Nursing Diagnosis would be most appropriate for the physical signs/symptoms of a patient with herpes?
What is: Acute pain related to inflammation and skin lesions?
200
An appropriate outcome for a verbal patient experiencing acute pain would include an acceptable pain level, as evidenced by what type of pain scale?
What is a verbal 0-10 scale?
200
For the patient experiencing acute pain related to genital herpes, the nurse can educate the patient about how to use a ___________ scale to describe the severity of their pain to their medical provider.
What is a pain scale?
200
Evaluation of interventions to control pain in a patient with genital herpes outbreak would include actions by the nurse to _______________ the patient’s pain level in their chart.
What is document?
300
It is important to know how many of these the patient has had since they became sexually active.
What are sexual partners?
300
Which Nursing Diagnosis: Readiness is most appropriate for a patient who has limited knowledge about STIs but is requesting more information?
What is: Readiness for Enhanced Self-Health Management?
300
A proper outcome for a patient experiencing Readiness for Enhanced Self-Health Management related to STI education would focus on ____________ of infections before they occur.
What is prevention?
300
A proper nursing intervention for a patient who is experiencing Readiness for Enhanced Self-Health Management related to STI education includes the nurse providing some information about the only way to completely ensure prevention of STIs, which is ______________________.
What is abstinence?
300
Evaluation of patient teaching regarding STI transmission would show that the patient is aware of the fact that remaining with one sexual partner, also known as ___________________, is one way to reduce the potential exposure to STIs.
What is monogamy?
400
These individuals are often the ones who bathe and provide perineal care in the hospital setting, and therefore notice symptoms such as discharge, redness, blisters, and parasites.
What is the nurse?
400
This ND: Readiness relates to a young person (under age 26) who wishes to take actions to prevent transmission of HPV (Genital warts).
What is: Readiness for Enhanced Immunization Status?
400
A patient who is experiencing Readiness for Enhanced Immunization Status regarding the HPV vaccine would ask questions regarding the risks and ______________ of the immunization series before receiving it.
What are benefits?
400
A nurse is educating a patient who is experiencing Readiness for Enhanced Immunization Status regarding the HPV vaccine. The nurse includes information about the importance of continued screening for ______________ cancer, even after the patient is immunized against HPV.
What is cervical?
400
The nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of his teaching to a patient regarding HPV immunization. The education would be effective if the patient can verbalize their understanding that prevention of HPV does not completely eliminate their ______________ of contracting cervical cancer.
What is risk?
500
Typically a patient presents to a clinic in search of treatment for an STI. If this happens, the nurse should inquire if the patient has had any irritation, pain, lesions, or discharge in this area.
What is the genital region/perineal area?
500
This ND applies to a person who experiences an allergic reaction after using a condom or dental dam.
What is Latex Allergy Response?
500
A patient who has experienced a Latex Allergy Response would experience effective outcomes in their nursing care plan if they understood that they should obtain this type of bracelet, which describes their allergy?
What is: Medical Alert?
500
An appropriate nursing intervention for a patient who has experienced Latex Allergy Response would include educating the patient about alternative barrier methods for sexual activity, including polyurethane __________________.
What are condoms?
500
A patient who has experienced a severe Latex Allergy Response would show effective understanding of their condition if they were able to state the importance of carrying this type of pen to prevent anaphylaxis upon future exposure to latex.