Exam 25: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate

A 60-year-old man has just been told he has benign prostatic hypertrophy.He has a friend who just died from cancer of the prostate,and he is concerned this will happen to him.How should the nurse respond?

After completing an assessment of a 60-year-old man with a family history of colon cancer,the nurse discusses with him early detection measures for colon cancer.The nurse should mention the need for a(n):

A 13-year-old girl is visiting the clinic for a sports physical.The nurse should remember to include which of these tests in the examination?

During an examination,the nurse asks the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver and notices that the patient has a moist,red,doughnut-shaped protrusion from the anus.The nurse knows that this would be consistent with:

The mother of a 5-year-old girl tells the nurse that she has noticed her daughter "scratching at her bottom a lot the last few days." During the assessment,the nurse finds redness and raised skin in the anal area.This most likely indicates:

During the assessment of an 18-month-old child,the mother expresses concern to the nurse about the infant's inability to toilet train.What would be the nurse's best response?

Which of these statements about the sphincters is correct?

The nurse is preparing to palpate the rectum and should use which of these techniques?

During a health history of a patient who complains of chronic constipation,the patient asks the nurse about high-fiber foods.The nurse relates that an example of a high-fiber food would be:

A 46-year-old man requires assessment of his sigmoid colon.The nurse is aware that which of these is most appropriate for this examination?

While assessing a hospitalized,bedridden patient,the nurse notices that the patient has been incontinent of stool.The stool is loose and gray-tan in color.The nurse recognizes that this finding indicates which of the following?

When testing stool for occult blood,the nurse is aware that a false-positive result may occur with: