The nurse teaches the patient who demonstrates herpes zoster (shingles) which of the following? a) Once a patient has had shingles, they will not have it a second time. b) The infection results from reactivation of the chickenpox virus. c) No known medications affect the course of shingles. d) A person who has had chickenpox can contract it again upon exposure to a person with shingles.
The nurse teaches the patient who demonstrates herpes zoster (shingles) which of the following?
a) Once a patient has had shingles, they will not have it a second time.
b) The infection results from reactivation of the chickenpox virus.
c) No known medications affect the course of shingles.
d) A person who has had chickenpox can contract it again upon exposure to a person with shingles.