Exam 55: Nursing Management: Male Reproductive Problems

The nurse performing a focused examination to determine possible causes of infertility will assess for

A 58-year-old patient who has been recently diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)tells the nurse that he does not want to have a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)because it might affect his ability to maintain an erection during intercourse.Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse taking a focused health history for a patient with possible testicular cancer will ask the patient about a history of

When performing discharge teaching for a patient after a vasectomy,the nurse instructs the patient that he

The nurse will anticipate that a 61-year-old patient who has an enlarged prostate detected by digital rectal examination (DRE)and an elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA)level will need teaching about

The nurse will plan to provide teaching for a 67-year-old patient who has been diagnosed with orchitis about

When obtaining the pertinent health history for a man who is being evaluated for infertility,which question is most important for the nurse to ask?

To determine the severity of the symptoms for a 68-year-old patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)the nurse will ask the patient about

A 27-year-old man who has testicular cancer is being admitted for a unilateral orchiectomy.The patient does not talk to his wife and speaks to the nurse only to answer the admission questions.Which action is best for the nurse to take?

Which information about continuous bladder irrigation will the nurse teach to a patient who is being admitted for a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)?

The health care provider prescribes finasteride (Proscar)for a 67-year-old patient who has benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).When teaching the patient about the drug,the nurse informs him that

Which assessment information is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider when a patient asks for a prescription for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT)?

A 22-year-old man tells the nurse at the health clinic that he has recently had some problems with erectile dysfunction.Which question should the nurse ask first to assess for possible etiologic factors?

A 57-year-old patient is incontinent of urine following a radical retropubic prostatectomy.The nurse will plan to teach the patient

The nurse will plan to teach the patient scheduled for photovaporization of the prostate (PVP)

The nurse in a health clinic receives requests for appointments from several patients.Which patient should be seen by the health care provider first?

Which information will the nurse plan to include when teaching a community health group about testicular self-examination?

A 53-year-old man is scheduled for an annual physical exam.The nurse will plan to teach the patient about the purpose of

After reviewing the electronic medical record shown in the accompanying figure for a patient who had transurethral resection of the prostate the previous day,which information requires the most rapid action by the nurse?

The nurse in the clinic notes elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA)levels in the laboratory results of these patients.Which patient's PSA result is most important to report to the health care provider?