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Follow up activity:
Scenario I:
Within the free clinic the nurse held the weekly sexual education classes open
to the public regarding the incidence of sexual transmitted diseases and their
impact upon public health.
Questions from 1 to 5 are based on the above scenario:
1. Which of the following is the fastest-spreading bacterial sexual transmitted
disease?
a. Gonorrhea
b. Chlamydia
c. Herpes simplex virus
d. Human papilloma virus
2. A nurse is caring for a woman diagnosed with a chlamydia infection.
The nurse teaches her about disease transmission and advises her to
inform her husband of the infection. The woman refuses, stating I am
not telling anyone. Besides, chlamydia does not cause any harm like
the other sexual transmitted diseases (STDs). How should the nurse
proceed?
a. Do nothing because the client's sexual habits place him at risk for
contracting other STDs.
b. Educate the client about why it is important to inform her husband so
he can receive treatment.
c. Inform the health department that this client contracted an STD.
d. Inform the client's sexual contacts of their possible exposure to
chlamydia
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