Aclient with positive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) and fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FAT-ABS) tests has a rash on the palms and the soles of the feet and moist papules in the anal and vulvar area. Which of the following actionsshould the nurse include in the plan of care?

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Exudate from any lesions with syphilis is highly contagious. Systemic antibiotics, rather than local treatment of lesions, are used to treat syphilis. The client does not require a private room because the disease is spread through contact with the lesions. This client has clinical manifestations of secondary syphilis and does not need to be monitored for manifestations of tertiary syphilis.

Aclient with Positive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) and Fluorescent