The nurse would assess a female client with second-stage syphilis for
A) local lymphadenopathy.
B) maculopapular, nonpruritic rash on the palms and soles of the feet.
C) presence of a chancre.
D) yellow, mucopurulent vaginal discharge.

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Indications of the second stage of syphilis include generalized rash. Typically, a maculopapular and nonpruritic rash appears on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Few other diseases cause a rash in these locations. Lymphadenopathy is present in secondary syphilis, but it is generalized. Chancre is the cardinal sign of primary stage disease. Syphilis does not cause vaginal discharge.

The Nurse Would Assess a Female Client with Second-Stage Syphilis