Exam 51: Nursing Assessment: Reproductive System

After a patient has been diagnosed with an obstructed fallopian tube resulting from infection, the nurse will anticipate teaching the patient about

A 19-year-old patient who is being assessed for amenorrhea at the clinic makes all of these statements to the nurse. Which one indicates a need for patient teaching?

A 22-year-old woman who is scheduled for a routine physical examination tells the nurse she would like a prescription for oral contraceptives. Which information in the patient's history will be most important to report to the health care provider?

When the nurse obtains a health history from a patient, the patient reports that she had cryosurgery 1 year ago. The nurse anticipates that the patient most likely has a history of

A patient considering a vasectomy as a means of contraception asks the nurse what is involved in the procedure. The nurse explains that the structure partially removed is the

A patient with a possible ovarian cyst is scheduled for ultrasound. The nurse will teach the patient that she should

When scheduling a pelvic examination and Pap smear for a patient, the nurse instructs the patient that she should

When preparing a patient for colposcopy with a cervical biopsy, the nurse explains to the patient that the procedure

A 42-year-old man who is taking all of the following medications tells the nurse that he has not been able to function sexually for about a year. The nurse will anticipate teaching the patient about a change in which medication?

A couple who has not been able to conceive is scheduled for a Huhner test for infertility. In preparation for the test, the nurse will help the couple determine

A woman calls the clinic because she is having an unusually heavy menstrual flow. She tells the nurse that she has saturated two pads in the past 2 hours. The nurse estimates that the amount of blood loss is ____ ml.

When caring for a male patient who has had surgical removal of both testes and is taking testosterone replacement, the nurse knows that the alterations in the patient's reproductive function includes

When caring for a patient with an enlarged prostate gland, the nurse monitors the patient for

Which information found during the physical assessment of a 68-year-old woman should the nurse report to the health care provider?

A 34-year-old patient is hospitalized with acute back pain. He is married and has a 3-year-old son. When the nurse is performing an assessment of the patient's sexuality-reproductive functional health pattern, an appropriate question to initiate a sexual history is,

All these data are obtained by the nurse while performing a physical assessment of a male patient's reproductive system. Which one should be reported to the health care provider?

A patient calls the clinic and tells the nurse, "My menstrual period is unusually heavy. I have to change my tampon every 4 hours." Which action should the nurse take next?

A patient in the STD clinic tells the nurse about a recent exposure to syphilis through sexual intercourse. The nurse teaches the patient that the fastest information about syphilis infection will be obtained from

During the nursing assessment of a 62-year-old man, the patient tells the nurse that he does not respond to sexual stimulation the way he did when he was younger. The nurse's best response to the patient's comment is,