A Patient in the STD Clinic Tells the Nurse About

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient in the STD clinic tells the nurse about a recent exposure to syphilis through sexual intercourse. The nurse teaches the patient that the fastest information about syphilis infection will be obtained from

• A) Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) testing.
• B) rapid plasma reagent (RPR) agglutination.
• C) examination of a specimen obtained from an active chancre.
• D) fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-Abs) testing.

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Definitions:

Honor Cultures

Cultures where personal or family reputation and honor are deemed highly important, often influencing social behavior and conflict resolution.

Face Cultures

Societies that emphasize maintaining honor, respect, and social standing, often prioritizing social harmony over individual expression.

Conflict

A process that occurs when individuals or groups perceive that they have incompatible interests, goals, or values.

Robbers Cave Experiment

The Robbers Cave Experiment was a psychological study on intergroup conflict and cooperation, finding that competitive tasks increase hostility between groups while cooperative tasks reduce it.