Exam 38: Care of Women with Reproductive Disorders

The patient complains to the nurse about a sharp pain in the lower quadrants every month at midcycle that lasts for several hours.This description is consistent with which underlying pathophysiological process?

The nurse educates a patient about differences between primary infertility and secondary infertility.Which statement accurately describes primary infertility?

The nurse outlines the characteristics of primary or secondary dysmenorrhea to help the patient understand her condition.Match the options with the symptoms.(Options can be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Occurs within first menstruation past menarche

The nurse outlines the characteristics of primary or secondary dysmenorrhea to help the patient understand her condition.Match the options with the symptoms.(Options can be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Uterine contraction causing cramps

The nurse outlines the characteristics of primary or secondary dysmenorrhea to help the patient understand her condition.Match the options with the symptoms.(Options can be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Pain lasts throughout menstrual flow

A copper intrauterine device (IUD)can be used as an emergency contraceptive measure if it is inserted within what time frame after unprotected sex?

Which statement indicates that the patient requires additional teaching related to emergency contraception?

The nurse outlines the characteristics of primary or secondary dysmenorrhea to help the patient understand her condition.Match the options with the symptoms.(Options can be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Caused by release of high levels of prostaglandins

The nurse is caring for a patient who is suffering from dysmenorrhea.Which action(s)is/are ways in which pelvic rock exercise decreases pain?

An infertile couple considering zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT)asks how it differs from in vitro fertilization (IVF).Which information about ZIFT is most important for the nurse to include?

The nurse is caring for a patient taking long-term estrogen replacement for osteoporosis prevention.The nurse recommends that the patient undergo which type of examination annually?

The nurse is caring for an adolescent girl with primary dysmenorrhea.The girl's mother reports that her daughter has been absent from school at least 1 day during her last four periods.She anticipates that the health care provider will likely prescribe which treatment?

The nurse outlines the characteristics of primary or secondary dysmenorrhea to help the patient understand her condition.Match the options with the symptoms.(Options can be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Lower abdomen pain progressing to back and thighs

Unresolved primary dysmenorrhea may cause the young female to develop which negative perception?

The nurse outlines the characteristics of primary or secondary dysmenorrhea to help the patient understand her condition.Match the options with the symptoms.(Options can be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Caused by uterine polyps

Which age-related change(s)occur(s)in the woman after menopause?