Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 65%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A client with maternal cytomegalovirusA nurse manager on the labor and delivery unit is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about maternal cytomegalovirus. Which of the following information should the nurse manager include in the teaching?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
CMV can be transmitted via newborn saliva and urine, requiring hygiene precautions. Airborne precautions aren't needed, acyclovir treats herpes, not CMV, and CMV doesn't cause genital lesions.