Which STD should the nurse suspect when an adolescent girl comes to the clinic because she has a vaginal discharge that is white with a fishy smell?

A patient who will begin antiretroviral therapy reports having trouble sticking with drug regimens in the past. Which action will the nurse take?

A patient is diagnosed with histoplasmosis and will begin taking oral ketoconazole. What information will the nurse include when teaching this patient about this medication?

A patient with HIV infection has been receiving antiretroviral therapy for 4 months. At the initiation of treatment, the patient had a viral load of 60 copies/mL. Today’s lab results reveal a viral load below the limit of detection (

The parent of a 12-month-old child who has received the MMR, varicella, and hepatitis A vaccines calls the clinic to report redness and swelling at the vaccine injection sites and a temperature of 100.3° F. The nurse will perform which action?

An adolescent has been diagnosed with the Epstein-Barr virus. What discharge information should the nurse give to the parents?

The patient will begin taking penicillin G procaine. The nurse notes that the solution is milky in color. What action will the nurse take?

A child is prescribed pyrantel pamoate. The nurse understands that this is most likely prescribed to treat which condition?

The nurse prepares to administer the following medications to a hospitalized patient with human immunodeficiency (HIV) infection. Which medication is most important to administer at the scheduled time?

The nurse is preparing to give a dose of oral clindamycin to a patient who is being treated for a skin infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The patient has had several doses of the medication and reports having nausea. Which action will the nurse take next?