Venereal herpes: a nursing overview.
Nursing problems associated with venereal herpes are examined. Clinical manifestations, as well as specific effects on the pregnant woman, fetus, and neonate, are discussed. Additional discussion focuses on prevention and therapy and the relation of venereal herpes to cervical cancer. A list of nursing implications is appended; it includes assessment and intervention, patient teaching, nursing education, and public policy.
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000150:complications*; D012736:Sex Education; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology