The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Secondary Syphilis

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with secondary syphilis. What intervention should the nurse institute when caring for this patient?

A) Ensure that the patient is housed in a private room.
B) Administer hydrocortisone ointment to the lesions as ordered.
C) Administer combination therapy with antiretrovirals as ordered.
D) Wear gloves if contact with lesions is possible.