-A 17-Year-Old, Sexual Active Female Patient Comes to the Clinic

question 4

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{|l|}\hline \text {Chief complaints}\\\hline \text {Pelvic pain, irregular }\\\text {periods}\text {Abnormal amount of}\\\text { vaginal discharge}\\\text {Lower abdominal }\\\text {tenderness}\\\\\hline\end{array}\begin{array}{l|}\hline \text {Lab work}\\\hline \text {Preg test neg}\\ \text {WBC 12,000}\\ \text {Pap smear-pending}\\ \text {Cultures-pending}\\\\\\\hline\end{array}\begin{array}{lll}\hline \text {Physical exam}\\\hline \text {Pharyngeal and }\\\text {cervical inflammation }\\\text {T \( 98.5^{\circ} \mathrm{F} \) }\\\text {No vaginal lesions or}\\\text { blisters noted}\\\\\hline \end{array}\end{array}$

-A 17-year-old, sexual active female patient comes to the clinic requesting a pelvic exam. She has complaints of pelvic pain and a heavy amount of vaginal discharge. She states she has had a sore throat for about a week. In reviewing her chief complaints and lab work (see chart above) the nurse suspects the possibility of a STI diagnosis. To complete the necessary patient assessment, the nurse needs to assess which of the following? Select all that apply.

• A)risk factors, including having unprotected sex
• B)list of names of all sexual partners
• C)estimated time frame of presenting symptoms
• D)name of the high school patient attends

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