A 32-year-old woman presents to a women’s health clinic for an annual exam. She

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A 32-year-old woman presents to a women’s health clinic for an annual exam. She reports to the RN that she has had multiple sexual partners in the past year. The patient denies pain with urination, changes in vaginal discharge character, or vaginal itching. She consents to testing for STDs due to her risk factors. The patient tests positive for Chlamydia infection.

All of the following are important points of education by the RN, except

1. notification of sexual partners by the patient.

2. follow-up visit in 3-4 months to recheck for Chlamydia infection.

3. use of barrier protection in future sexual contact.

4. reporting of infection to the CDC by the patient.

Explanation / Answer

Answer: Option 4. Reporting of infection to the CDC by the patient

Explanation: Notification of se_xual partners about the Chlamydial infection by the patient is part of the education to be provided by the nurse, as it helps in prevention of further spread of disease and helps in the earliest treatment if the infection is already spread. Hence, option 1 is correct

Follow up visit in 3-4 months is essential to check the progress of the treatment and efficacy of the antibiotics. This is also a correct answer as this is an important point of education.

Use of barrier protection in future se_xual contact helps in prevention of further spread of disease. So option 3 is also correct answer

Option 4 which states that reporting of infection to the CDC by the patient is not correct, because, reporting of the infections is to be done by health care providers but not the patient. So, this is not the part of the educating patient. Hence, option 4 is the correct answer

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