N213: Health Differences Across the Life Span 3

N213: Health Differences Across the Lifespan 3 Study Guide Risk for disease transmission related to unprotected sex • Pain related to tissue inflammation and infection • Knowledge deficit related to disease management and transmission risk • Altered body temperature related to infection Nursing interventions for sexually transmitted diseases: • Monitor for fever and pain frequently • Offer antipyretics and analgesics for fever andpain • Encourage positioning to help drain pelvic area (PID) • Offer heating pad to pelvic area for pain relief • Give antibiotics per MD order for bacterial infections: o Penicillin: First line drug that treats gonorrhea, syphilis, and PID; some strains are showing resistance; many people show penicillin allergy o Penicillin G (Bicillin): Used for syphilis under one year since infection o Vibramycin: A tetracycline-type antibiotic used to treat syphilis and chlamydia in people who have a penicillin allergy o Rocephin: A cephalosporin used to treat gonorrhea and PID o Suprax: A cephalosporin that is used occasionally to treat STDs o Cipro, Floxacin, and Levaquin : Quinalones used to treat gonorrhea and may help in resistant strains o Zithromax: Azithromycin, a type of macrolide antibiotic related to erythromycin; may be used in penicillin allergy; treats gonorrhea, PID, and chlamydia o Podofilm: Topical medication used to treat HPV lesions • Provide thorough teaching on medication compliance, safe-sex measures, disease transmission, and complications of untreated infection • Provide emotional support Expected outcomes for sexually transmitted diseases: • Demonstrates use of condoms or abstinence during infection • Verbalizes relief of pain • Verbalizes understanding of disease, medications, and disease transmission • Demonstrates normal body temperature ©2017 Achieve Test Prep Page 62 of 204 Nursing diagnosis for sexually transmitted diseases: •