A Patient Is Taking Azithromycin to Treat a Chancroid Infection

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Multiple Choice

A patient is taking azithromycin to treat a chancroid infection. Which of the following would be important counseling to the patient?

• A) Apply a bacteriostatic ointment to the lesions twice daily.
• B) Avoid washing the lesions to prevent spread of the infection.
• C) Cover the lesions with gauze at all times to minimize discomfort.
• D) Any sexual partners within the 10 days preceding the onset of symptoms should be examined and treated.

Understand the role of documentation in patient safety and quality of care.

Recognize the importance of discharge planning and patient education documentation.

Demonstrate knowledge of electronic health records and technology in enhancing patient care documentation.

Understand documentation's role in research, education, and reimbursement.

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of how much values in a dataset differ from the mean, indicating the distribution's spread.

Standard Deviation

The measure of the dispersion of a set of values relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the values are.

Standard Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that is symmetric about the mean, representing the distribution of a standard normal variable with a mean of zero and a variance of one.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the count of the values.