Exam 6: Human Sexuality and Fertility

A nurse is working with a young woman planning to become sexually active.She has the nursing diagnosis of knowledge deficit related to contraceptive choices.Which action by the patient would indicate that a priority goal has been met?

A woman is receiving clomiphene citrate (Clomid).What assessment finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?

A nurse reads on a woman's chart that she has a past history of Asherman syndrome.What does the nurse conclude about this patient?

A nurse is counseling a woman who wishes to undergo an elective medication abortion.The nurse should assess the woman for what psychosocial considerations?

The family planning clinic nurse reviews the signs and symptoms of toxic shock syndrome (TSS)with a patient who is being fitted for a diaphragm.The nurse explains that the patient should promptly seek medical attention if she develops which of the following manifestations?

A woman is interested in the transdermal contraceptive patch.She is 5'5" tall and weighs 200 lb (90.9 kg).What information should the nurse provide this patient as a priority?

A woman who was recently fitted for a diaphragm is in the clinic for a follow-up visit.Which statement by the patient indicates that teaching was effective?

A woman is having hysterosalpingography and begins complaining of severe left shoulder pain.What action by the nurse is best?

A woman is in the clinic complaining of frequent constipation.During the assessment,the patient states that she has been trying to conceive for many months.Which of the following should the nurse ask this patient about using?

A nurse is counseling a couple about fertility prior to the husband beginning chemotherapy for cancer.The couple wish to delay childbirth until the husband is in remission.What information from the nurse is most accurate?

The nurse working in a family practice clinic assesses women for sexual dysfunction.Which woman would the nurse assess as having a sexual dysfunction?

A woman with hypertension is experiencing infertility.After reviewing her medication list,which medication does the nurse advise the woman to discuss with her primary care provider?

A woman in the infertility clinic is concerned that her religion may object to assisted reproductive technologies.Which process should the nurse explore with the woman as possibly acceptable?

The clinic nurse obtains a history from women who wish to use a cervical cap as their method of contraception.The nurse assesses for relative or absolute contraindications to this contraceptive device,including which of the following?

A woman who desires a second-trimester medical abortion has been educated about the procedure,side effects,and follow-up.What statement by the patient indicates that additional teaching is needed?

During the initial visit with a couple in the infertility clinic,what action by the nurse is best to promote a trusting relationship?

The nurse is teaching a group of women about hormonal emergency contraception.Which of the following is not a benefit of this type of contraception?

A nurse is teaching a couple about the postcoital test.What information should the nurse provide about the test?

A nurse is counseling women about the lactational amenorrhea method of contraception.Which of the following women would the nurse advise to use another method of contraception if pregnancy is not desired?

Which of the following women would the nurse advise to use a back-up contraceptive in addition to their birth control pills?