Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Prevention and Measures
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What is the best method for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) according to the text?

  • Choosing sexual partners with multiple sexual partners
  • Washing the genitals well with soap and water
  • Avoiding persons who are intravenous drug users
  • Abstinence (correct)

Which practice is recommended to prevent transmission of genital herpes?

  • Using condoms during sexual activity (correct)
  • Avoiding voiding immediately after coitus
  • Choosing sexual partners at high risk for infection
  • Eating a healthy diet

What is an important nursing responsibility mentioned in the text regarding adolescents and STIs?

  • Educating adolescents about the need for intravenous drug use
  • Teaching adolescents about the importance of health screening (correct)
  • Encouraging adolescents to have multiple sexual partners
  • Advising adolescents to avoid washing their genitals

Which STI is specifically mentioned as teratogenic in the text?

<p>Syphilis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What additional measure is suggested in the text to prevent STIs, besides abstinence and condom use?

<p>Educating adolescents about safer sex practices (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to urinate as soon as the urge is felt?

<p>To avoid the introduction of microorganisms from the anus to the vagina (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should pregnant women avoid acidifying urine using ascorbic acid (vitamin C)?

<p>To avoid developing scurvy in the newborn (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can happen if a pregnant woman uses bubble bath or bath oils?

<p>Irritation to the urethra (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it recommended to drink cranberry juice during pregnancy?

<p>To lower urine pH and make it less susceptible to bacteria (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a recommended practice to wash out bacteria introduced during sexual intercourse?

<p>Urinating before and after sexual intercourse (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does wiping from front to back after voiding help prevent infections?

<p>By preventing introduction of microorganisms from anus to vagina (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common drug prescribed for pregnant women with herpes simplex?

<p>Clotrimazole (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which procedure is avoided during labor to prevent creating a source of bleeding during childbirth?

<p>Amniocentesis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common drug combination used to prevent PCP in pregnant women?

<p>Pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is zidovudine administered to newborns for the first 6 weeks?

<p>To reduce the risk of mother to newborn transmission (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a method used to exclude HIV infection in a child at 4 months of age?

<p>Two negative HIV cultures (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of offering cesarean birth to women at risk of HIV transmission to their babies?

<p>To reduce the risk of mother to newborn transmission (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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