Exam 39: Care of Men with Reproductive Disorders

The patient considering a vasectomy tells the nurse he is afraid he will be impotent after the surgery.Which statement(s)accurately describe expected outcomes of the procedure?

The nurse understands that the clinical definition of infertility is failure to conceive after frequent,unprotected sex over what period of time?

The nurse is caring for an older male patient.Which patient statement would alert the nurse to a probable presence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?

A young man who has been diagnosed as sterile says to the nurse,"I am not much of a man or a husband." Which response is most therapeutic?

On the first postoperative day,a patient with a TURP complains of abdominal pain.The nurse finds that the bladder is greatly distended.What should the nurse do next?

Which changes in the male reproductive tract result from age?

The nurse is planning discharge instruction for a patient who just had a vasectomy.Which information is most important for the nurse to include?

The nurse explains to a male patient undergoing infertility studies that his luteinizing hormone (LH)is low and his follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)is high.Which statement accurately interprets these laboratory findings?

The nurse teaches helpful terminology related to male reproductive disorders to a patient.Match the condition with the characteristic that best describes it. -Prolonged erection associated with sickle cell anemia

After a fall on a bicycle,a 15-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department complaining of nausea and sudden and acute scrotal pain.There is an absence of the cremasteric reflex.Which problem does the nurse suspect?

The nurse teaches helpful terminology related to male reproductive disorders to a patient.Match the condition with the characteristic that best describes it. -Twisting of testes and spermatic cord

A patient who is 3 days postoperative after suprapubic prostatectomy asks,"When can I get rid of this other catheter?" Which data best indicates that nurse can discontinue the suprapubic catheter as ordered?

The health care provider has recommended that a patient undergo transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT).Which statement correctly explains this procedure?

Which possible complication(s)may result from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?

The nurse has provided discharge instructions to a patient who underwent a vasectomy.Which statement indicates the patient understands the nurse's teaching?

Which factor(s)increase a patient's risk for developing benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?

The nurse is conducting a presentation to a health class for male high school students.A student questions the nurse about what semen "really is." Which contents compose semen?

The nurse teaches helpful terminology related to male reproductive disorders to a patient.Match the condition with the characteristic that best describes it. -Painless enlargement of the scrotum from fluid accumulation

When teaching a high school boys' health class,which information about latex condoms is most important for the nurse to include?

The nurse teaches helpful terminology related to male reproductive disorders to a patient.Match the condition with the characteristic that best describes it. -Painful left-sided scrotal edema from clumping and dilation of vessels of the spermatic vein