Aclient who has syphilis tells the nurse that it must have been contracted from a toilet seat. the nurse knows that this cannot be true because of what property of the causative agent of syphilis?

Syphilis when is exposed to a dry environment, is inactivated; also cannot be transmitted by contact with contaminated surfaces due to it is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium, the infection is clearly occur in contact with human secretions especially genital and blood or secretions of an infected patient.
In addition, a bacterium cannot live for more than 8 hours if the conditions are not suitable.

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If these are the missing choices: a. to determine skin temperature, place the back of your hand against the patient's skin.b. determine body temperature by touching the patient's hands and feet.c. skin temperature will tell you very little about this patient's condition or well-being.d. the patient's skin temperature and color will likely be warm and red.my answer is: a. to determine skin temperature, place the back of your hand against the patient's skin. using the back of the hand to check for temperature rather than the palm is more effective because the back of the hand has more nerves that can feel and transmit the temperature than the palm.