The Nurse Is Providing Care for a School-Age Patient at a Community

question 4

Multiple Choice

The nurse is providing care for a school-age patient at a community clinic. The patient exhibits redness and crusting exudate on the lids and corners of each eye, and reports pain and itching. A culture was taken of the exudate and antibiotic drops were prescribed. Which action does the nurse take if the eye culture returns as positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

• A)Review the importance of medication administration with the patient's parent.
• B)Mail the patient's household literature about prevention of infecting family members.
• C)Ask a family member to bring the patient back to the clinic for a follow-up evaluation.
• D)Notify the HCP and RN about a possible situation involving sexual abuse of a minor.

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