Exam 52: Female Reproductive Disorders

A patient makes an appointment with her gynecologist because she is having difficulty conceiving.Which laboratory test should the nurse anticipate the physician will order?

A nurse is teaching a health class for 12- and 13-year-old girls about routine vaginal hygiene.What should the nurse be sure to include?

A 16-year-old girl seen in the student health clinic has been diagnosed with Trichomonas vaginalis and given medication for the infection.What should a nurse explain about treatment of the girl's sexual partner?

A nurse teaching a seminar on breast cancer lists the signs that would alert a woman to the possibility of a tumor.What should those signs include? (Select all that apply.)

After a mastectomy, many patients experience lymphedema.What action can the patient take to minimize this problem?

What must be true for a woman to be diagnosed with primary infertility?

What action should a nurse implement when assessing for abnormal bleeding in a patient following a hysterectomy?

A nurse reads that a patient's breast tumor is a stage II.What should the nurse realize about this tumor?

A patient tells a nurse that she is afraid of getting cervical cancer because her mother died of cervical cancer.What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

A mastectomy care plan should address psychosocial problems of the patient.What should this be directed toward?

What do the causes for menorrhagia include? (Select all that apply.)

Because small nonnodal metastases may be present, ______ is recommended after a lumpectomy.

A patient is admitted with possible cancer of the ovary.What fact should a nurse know about malignant tumors of the ovary?

A nurse is teaching patients with endometriosis.What signs and symptoms of common complications should be included?

A nurse is aware that a tumor determined to be ER positive indicates that the tumor needs ______ for growth.

A nurse is caring for a patient after a modified radical mastectomy for a breast tumor that has been determined to be positive for estrogen receptors (ER positive)and has been placed on a protocol of tamoxifen.The patient then asks the nurse, "Do you think I should take this medication?" Which statement is the most appropriate?

A nurse collecting data on the reproductive system from a female patient is told that the patient has a vaginal discharge that is cottage cheese-like in appearance.What should the nurse recognize this as a common sign of?