Question

A patient who is pregnant has a history of recurrent genital herpesvirus (hsv). the patient asks the nurse what will be done to suppress an outbreak when she is near term. the nurse will tell the patient that:

Answer 1

The nurse can advise the client that an oral acyclovir can be used during pregnancy. This is what the ob-gynes prescribed to avoid the outbreak to pregnant clients diagnosed with herpes virus or hsv.