17 Questions
What is the best method for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) according to the text?
Abstinence
Which practice is recommended to prevent transmission of genital herpes?
Using condoms during sexual activity
What is an important nursing responsibility mentioned in the text regarding adolescents and STIs?
Teaching adolescents about the importance of health screening
Which STI is specifically mentioned as teratogenic in the text?
Syphilis
What additional measure is suggested in the text to prevent STIs, besides abstinence and condom use?
Educating adolescents about safer sex practices
Why is it important to urinate as soon as the urge is felt?
To avoid the introduction of microorganisms from the anus to the vagina
Why should pregnant women avoid acidifying urine using ascorbic acid (vitamin C)?
To avoid developing scurvy in the newborn
What can happen if a pregnant woman uses bubble bath or bath oils?
Irritation to the urethra
Why is it recommended to drink cranberry juice during pregnancy?
To lower urine pH and make it less susceptible to bacteria
What is a recommended practice to wash out bacteria introduced during sexual intercourse?
Urinating before and after sexual intercourse
How does wiping from front to back after voiding help prevent infections?
By preventing introduction of microorganisms from anus to vagina
What is a common drug prescribed for pregnant women with herpes simplex?
Clotrimazole
Which procedure is avoided during labor to prevent creating a source of bleeding during childbirth?
Amniocentesis
What is a common drug combination used to prevent PCP in pregnant women?
Pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine
Why is zidovudine administered to newborns for the first 6 weeks?
To reduce the risk of mother to newborn transmission
What is a method used to exclude HIV infection in a child at 4 months of age?
Two negative HIV cultures
What is the purpose of offering cesarean birth to women at risk of HIV transmission to their babies?
To reduce the risk of mother to newborn transmission
Learn about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) which are diseases spread through sexual contact with an infected partner. Discover prevention methods like abstinence, condom use, voiding after coitus, washing genitals with soap and water, and choosing low-risk sexual partners.
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