STI Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
A nurse is required to assess a client complaining of unusual vaginal
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discharge for bacterial vaginosis. Which of the following is a classic
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manifestation of this condition that the nurse should assess for?
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a) Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
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| b) Characteristic "stale fish" odor
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| c) Heavy yellow discharge
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d) Erythema in the vulvovaginal area - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Characteristic "stale fish" odor | | |
Primary prevention for HPV includes which of the following?
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a) Recommending treatment of genital warts
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| b) Administering HPV vaccine
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| c) Educating about the importance of regular Pap smears
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d) Teaching about HPV testing in women over age 30 - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Administering HPV vaccine | |
,A nurse needs to assess a female client for primary stage herpes simplex
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virus (HSV) infection. Which of the following symptoms related to this
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condition should the nurse assess for? | | | | |
| a) Genital vesicular lesions
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| b) Yellow-green vaginal discharge
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| c) Loss of hair or alopecia
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| d) Rashes on the face - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Genital vesicular lesions
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Which of the following should a nurse consider when assessing older
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clients with a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?
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| a) Older clients who are sexually active have less risk for STIs than other
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| age groups |
| b) Abandon biases that older adults are sexually inactive
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|c) Older clients, because of their maturity, are rarely embarrassed to
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talk about this
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d) Older clients know the ways to prevent STIs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Abandon biases that older adults are sexually inactive
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After teaching a client diagnosed with candidiasis about preventative
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measures, the nurse determines that the teaching was effective when
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the client states she will do which of the following?
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,a) Exercise to prevent fatigue
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| b) Avoid exposure to sun
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| c) Use sunscreen regularly
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| d) Avoid tight pants - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Avoid tight pants
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After teaching a group of students about sexually transmitted infections
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(STIs), the instructor determines that additional teaching is necessary
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when the students identify which STI as curable with treatment?
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| a) Genital herpes
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| b) Gonorrhea
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| c) Syphilis
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| d) Chlamydia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Genital herpes
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Which of the following is the medication of choice for early syphilis?
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| a) Penicillin G benzathine
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| b) Doxycyline
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| c) Rocephin
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| d) Tetracycline - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Penicillin G benzathine
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, Which stage or period of syphilis occurs when the infected person has
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no signs or symptoms of syphilis?
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a) Latency
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| b) Secondary
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| c) Primary
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| d) Tertiary - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Latency
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Secondary syphilis occurs when the hematogenous spread of organisms
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from the original chancre leads to generalized infection. A period of
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latency occurs when the infected person has no signs or symptoms of
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syphilis. Primary syphilis occurs 2 to 3 weeks after initial inoculation
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with the organism. Tertiary syphilis presents as a slowly progressive
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inflammatory disease with the potential to affect multiple organs.
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Which of the following is the gold standard for HSV diagnosis?
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| a) Punch biopsy
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| b) Shave biopsy
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| c) Culture
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| d) Excisional biopsy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Culture
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Answers
A nurse is required to assess a client complaining of unusual vaginal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
discharge for bacterial vaginosis. Which of the following is a classic
| | | | | | | | | | |
manifestation of this condition that the nurse should assess for?
| | | | | | | | |
a) Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
| | | |
| b) Characteristic "stale fish" odor
| | | | |
| c) Heavy yellow discharge
| | | |
d) Erythema in the vulvovaginal area - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
Characteristic "stale fish" odor | | |
Primary prevention for HPV includes which of the following?
| | | | | | | |
a) Recommending treatment of genital warts
| | | | |
| b) Administering HPV vaccine
| | |
| c) Educating about the importance of regular Pap smears
| | | | | | | |
d) Teaching about HPV testing in women over age 30 - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Administering HPV vaccine | |
,A nurse needs to assess a female client for primary stage herpes simplex
| | | | | | | | | | | |
virus (HSV) infection. Which of the following symptoms related to this
| | | | | | | | | | | |
condition should the nurse assess for? | | | | |
| a) Genital vesicular lesions
| | | |
| b) Yellow-green vaginal discharge
| | | |
| c) Loss of hair or alopecia
| | | | | |
| d) Rashes on the face - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Genital vesicular lesions
| | | | | | | | |
Which of the following should a nurse consider when assessing older
| | | | | | | | | | |
clients with a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?
| | | | | |
| a) Older clients who are sexually active have less risk for STIs than other
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| age groups |
| b) Abandon biases that older adults are sexually inactive
| | | | | | | |
|c) Older clients, because of their maturity, are rarely embarrassed to
| | | | | | | | | | |
talk about this
| |
d) Older clients know the ways to prevent STIs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Abandon biases that older adults are sexually inactive
| | | | | | |
After teaching a client diagnosed with candidiasis about preventative
| | | | | | | | |
measures, the nurse determines that the teaching was effective when
| | | | | | | | | |
the client states she will do which of the following?
| | | | | | | | |
,a) Exercise to prevent fatigue
| | | | |
| b) Avoid exposure to sun
| | | | |
| c) Use sunscreen regularly
| | | |
| d) Avoid tight pants - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Avoid tight pants
| | | | | | | |
After teaching a group of students about sexually transmitted infections
| | | | | | | | | |
(STIs), the instructor determines that additional teaching is necessary
| | | | | | | | |
when the students identify which STI as curable with treatment?
| | | | | | | | |
| a) Genital herpes
| | |
| b) Gonorrhea
| |
| c) Syphilis
| |
| d) Chlamydia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Genital herpes
| | | | |
Which of the following is the medication of choice for early syphilis?
| | | | | | | | | | |
| a) Penicillin G benzathine
| | | |
| b) Doxycyline
| |
| c) Rocephin
| |
| d) Tetracycline - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Penicillin G benzathine
| | | | | |
, Which stage or period of syphilis occurs when the infected person has
| | | | | | | | | | | |
no signs or symptoms of syphilis?
| | | | |
a) Latency
| |
| b) Secondary
| |
| c) Primary
| |
| d) Tertiary - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Latency
| | | |
|
Secondary syphilis occurs when the hematogenous spread of organisms
| | | | | | | | |
from the original chancre leads to generalized infection. A period of
| | | | | | | | | | |
latency occurs when the infected person has no signs or symptoms of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
syphilis. Primary syphilis occurs 2 to 3 weeks after initial inoculation
| | | | | | | | | | |
with the organism. Tertiary syphilis presents as a slowly progressive
| | | | | | | | | |
inflammatory disease with the potential to affect multiple organs.
| | | | | | | |
Which of the following is the gold standard for HSV diagnosis?
| | | | | | | | | |
| a) Punch biopsy
| | |
| b) Shave biopsy
| | |
| c) Culture
| |
| d) Excisional biopsy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Culture
| | | | |
