Exam 24: Male Genitourinary System

During a health history,a patient tells the nurse that he has trouble in starting his urine stream.This problem is known as:

A 16-year-old boy is brought to the clinic for a problem that he refused to let his mother see.The nurse examines him,and finds that he has scrotal swelling on the left side.He had the mumps the previous week,and the nurse suspects that he has orchitis.Which of the assessment findings below support this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

An older man is concerned about his sexual performance.The nurse knows that in the absence of disease,a withdrawal from sexual activity later in life may be due to:

The nurse is aware that which of these statements is true regarding the incidence of testicular cancer?

When the nurse is performing a genital examination on a male patient,which of these actions is correct?

Which of these statements is most appropriate when the nurse is obtaining a genitourinary history from an elderly man?

When assessing the scrotum of a male patient,the nurse notices the presence of multiple firm,nontender,yellow 1-cm nodules.The nurse knows that these nodules are most likely:

The nurse is performing a genitourinary assessment on a 50-year-old obese male laborer.On examination the nurse notices a painless round swelling close to the pubis in the area of the internal inguinal ring that is easily reduced when the individual is supine.These findings are most consistent with a(n)_____ hernia.

The external male genital structures include the:

During an examination of an aging male,the nurse recognizes that normal changes to expect would be:

A 15-year-old boy is seen in the clinic for complaints of "dull pain and pulling" in the scrotal area.On examination the nurse palpates a soft,irregular mass posterior to and above the testis on the left.This mass collapses when the patient is supine and refills when he is upright.This description is consistent with:

A 62-year-old man states that his doctor told him that he has an "inguinal hernia." He asks the nurse to explain what a hernia is.The nurse should:

During an examination,the nurse notices that a male patient has a red,round,superficial ulcer with a yellowish serous discharge on his penis.On palpation,the nurse finds a nontender base that feels like a small button between the thumb and fingers.At this point the nurse suspects that this patient has:

During a physical examination,the nurse finds that a male patient's foreskin is fixed and tight and will not retract over the glans.The nurse recognizes that this condition is:

When performing a genitourinary assessment on a 16-year-old boy,the nurse notices a swelling in the scrotum that increases with increased intra-abdominal pressure and decreases when he is lying down.The patient complains of pain when straining.The nurse knows that this description is most consistent with a(n)_____ hernia.

When the nurse is performing a testicular examination on a 25-year-old man,which of these findings is considered normal?

The nurse is describing how to perform a testicular self-examination to a patient.Which of these statements is most appropriate?

The nurse is examining the glans and knows that which of these is a normal finding for this area?

When performing a scrotal assessment,the nurse notices that the scrotal contents transilluminate and show a red glow.On the basis of this finding the nurse would:

When the nurse is conducting sexual history from a male adolescent,which statement would be most appropriate to use at the beginning of the interview?