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HESI Case Study: Sexually
Transmitted Diseases (STD's) Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A nurse is caring for a client newly diagnosed with syphilis. What is the first-line treatment?✔✔Intramuscular benzathine penicillin G
A client asks how gonorrhea is most often transmitted. What is the nurse’s best response?✔✔Through unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sexual contact
A woman at 32 weeks pregnant tests positive for chlamydia. What is the nurse’s priority teaching?✔✔Complete the prescribed antibiotics to prevent neonatal infection at birth
A client reports a painless sore on the genitals. Which STD does the nurse suspect?✔✔Primary syphilis
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A college student presents with painful urination and thick yellow discharge. What condition is most likely?✔✔Gonorrhea
What is the best way to prevent reinfection after treatment for trichomoniasis?✔✔Ensure that both partners are treated at the same time
A nurse educates a client with herpes simplex virus type 2. What is the priority teaching point?✔✔Outbreaks are recurrent and managed, but the virus is lifelong
What is the best prevention strategy against human papillomavirus (HPV)?✔✔Receive the HPV vaccine before sexual activity begins
A client with untreated chlamydia is at risk for what major complication?✔✔Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
A nurse provides teaching about syphilis testing. What is the most important point?✔✔Follow-up blood tests are needed to confirm treatment success
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