STD NCLEX PRACTICE STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
A 22-year-old male is being treated at a college health care clinic for gonorrhea. Which
of the following teaching points should the nurse include in patient teaching?
A) "While being treated for the infection, you will not be able to pass this infection on to
your sexual partner."
B) "While you're taking your antibiotics, you will need to abstain from participating in
sexual activity or drinking alcohol."
C) "It's important to complete your full course of antibiotics in order to ensure that you
become resistant to reinfection."
D) "The symptoms of gonorrhea will resolve on their own, but it is important for you to
abstain from sexual activity while this is occurring." - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
, A 30-year-old female patient has sought care because of the recent appearance of itchy
lesions on her vulva, some of which have recently burst. The patient's description of her
problem would lead you to first suspect
A) HIV.
B) Gonorrhea.
C) Chlamydia.
D) Genital herpes. - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
A 45-year-old waitress with a history of IV drug use also is HIV-positive. She has been
following her antiretroviral medication regimen faithfully and is doing well. She's
attending college to get a social work degree and is focused on a bright future. In her
regular CD counts, what factor will indicate she has progressed from HIV to AIDS?
a) CD count > 200/mm
b) CD count > 100/mm
c) CD count < 200/mm
d) CD count < 100/mm - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
A client is being treated for gonorrhea. Which agent would the nurse expect the
physician to prescribe?
a) Tetracycline
b) Ceftriaxone
c) Penicillin
d) Levofloxacin - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
A client is diagnosed as being in the primary stage of syphilis? Which of the following
would the nurse expect as a finding?
a) Development of gummas
b) Palmar rash
c) Genital chancres
d) Development of central nervous system lesions - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
A client is diagnosed as being in the primary stage of syphilis? Which of the following
would the nurse expect as a finding?
a) Palmar rash
b) Development of gummas
c) Development of central nervous system lesions
d) Genital chancres - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
A client is diagnosed with chlamydia and is distraught. "How can I have this problem? I
don't have any symptoms!" she says. The nurse teaches the client that the percentage
of women with chlamydia who are asymptomatic is as high as
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
A 22-year-old male is being treated at a college health care clinic for gonorrhea. Which
of the following teaching points should the nurse include in patient teaching?
A) "While being treated for the infection, you will not be able to pass this infection on to
your sexual partner."
B) "While you're taking your antibiotics, you will need to abstain from participating in
sexual activity or drinking alcohol."
C) "It's important to complete your full course of antibiotics in order to ensure that you
become resistant to reinfection."
D) "The symptoms of gonorrhea will resolve on their own, but it is important for you to
abstain from sexual activity while this is occurring." - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
, A 30-year-old female patient has sought care because of the recent appearance of itchy
lesions on her vulva, some of which have recently burst. The patient's description of her
problem would lead you to first suspect
A) HIV.
B) Gonorrhea.
C) Chlamydia.
D) Genital herpes. - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
A 45-year-old waitress with a history of IV drug use also is HIV-positive. She has been
following her antiretroviral medication regimen faithfully and is doing well. She's
attending college to get a social work degree and is focused on a bright future. In her
regular CD counts, what factor will indicate she has progressed from HIV to AIDS?
a) CD count > 200/mm
b) CD count > 100/mm
c) CD count < 200/mm
d) CD count < 100/mm - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
A client is being treated for gonorrhea. Which agent would the nurse expect the
physician to prescribe?
a) Tetracycline
b) Ceftriaxone
c) Penicillin
d) Levofloxacin - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
A client is diagnosed as being in the primary stage of syphilis? Which of the following
would the nurse expect as a finding?
a) Development of gummas
b) Palmar rash
c) Genital chancres
d) Development of central nervous system lesions - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
A client is diagnosed as being in the primary stage of syphilis? Which of the following
would the nurse expect as a finding?
a) Palmar rash
b) Development of gummas
c) Development of central nervous system lesions
d) Genital chancres - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
A client is diagnosed with chlamydia and is distraught. "How can I have this problem? I
don't have any symptoms!" she says. The nurse teaches the client that the percentage
of women with chlamydia who are asymptomatic is as high as
