STD NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is teaching a client with genital herpes. Education for this client should include an explanation of:
a) why the disease is transmittable only when visible lesions are present.
b) the need for the use of petroleum products.
c) the option of dis...
STD NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A nurse is teaching a client with genital herpes. Education for this client should include
an explanation of:
a) why the disease is transmittable only when visible lesions are present.
b) the need for the use of petroleum products.
c) the option of disregarding safer-sex practices now that he's already infected.
d) the importance of informing his partners of the disease. - answer D
Katrina Sterrett, a 26-year-old preschool teacher, is being seen by a physician who is
part of the internist group where you practice nursing. She is undergoing her annual
physical and is having many lab tests done as a condition of her employment and
upcoming wedding. She is returning for her results and is devastated to learn that she
has the sexually-transmitted infection, gonorrhea. What would contribute to her
ignorance of her condition?
a) Being asymptomatic
b) All options are correct
c) Being sexually inactive
d) Knowing the signs and symptoms of STIs - answer A
Within the free clinic where you practice nursing, you hold weekly sexual education
classes open to the public. Within the classroom, you communicate the CDC's numbers
for the incidence of STIs and their impact upon public health. Which is the fastest-
spreading bacterial STI in the United States?
a) Gonorrhea
b) Chlamydia
c) Herpes simplex 1
d) HPV - answer B
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with a chlamydia infection. The nurse teaches
the client about disease transmission and advises the client to inform his sexual
partners of the infection. The client refuses, stating, "This is my business and I'm not
telling anyone. Beside, chlamydia doesn't cause any harm like the other 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's important to inform sexual contacts so they 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. - answer
B
A nurse is teaching a health class to a group of clients likely to be at highest risk for
gonorrhea. What is the age range of the clients?
a) 60 to 70 years
b) 15 to 24 years
c) 25 to 29 years
d) 30 to 45 years - answer B
A 16-year-old patient comes to the free clinic and is diagnosed with primary syphilis.
The patient states that she contracted this disease by holding hands with someone who
has syphilis. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?
a) Alteration in comfort related to impaired skin integrity
b) Fear related to complications
c) Noncompliance with treatment regimen related to age
d) Knowledge deficit related to modes of transmission - answer D
A 22-year-old patient has presented to her primary care provider for her scheduled Pap
smear. Abnormal results of this diagnostic test may imply infection with:
a) human papillomavirus (HPV).
b) Chlamydia trachomatis.
c) Candida albicans.
d) Trichomonas vaginalis. - answer A
A female college student is distressed at the recent appearance of genital warts, an
assessment finding that her care provider has confirmed as attributable to human
papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Which of the following information should the nurse give
the patient?
a) "It's important to start treatment soon, so you will be prescribed pills today."
b) "I'd like to give you an HPV vaccination if that's okay with you."
c) "There is a chance that these will clear up on their own without any treatment."
d) "Unfortunately, this is going to greatly increase your chance of developing pelvic
inflammatory disease." - answer C
A client is being treated for gonorrhea. Which agent would the nurse expect the
physician to prescribe?
a) Tetracycline
b) Ceftriaxone
c) Penicillin
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