STD NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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. - correct answer s 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 - correct answer s 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 - correct answer s 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. - correct answer s 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 - correct answer s 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 - correct answer s 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. - correct answer s A
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. - correct answer s 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 - correct answer s 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 - correct answer s 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. - correct answer s 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 - correct answer s 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 - correct answer s 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. - correct answer s A
