Exam 54: Nursing Management: Female Reproductive Problems

A 58-year-old woman calls the health clinic when she has a moderate amount of vaginal bleeding after 6 years of menopause. The nurse will anticipate scheduling the patient for

When the nurse is caring for a patient with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) requiring hospitalization, which nursing intervention will be included in the plan of care?

During a routine health examination, a 35-year-old woman who uses oral contraceptives tells the nurse, "I want to have children, but I want to wait a few more years." Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse obtains all these data when assessing a patient who returned to the surgical unit after having a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy 5 hours ago. Which information is most important to communicate to the surgeon?

An 18-year-old visits the health clinic for a routine check-up. To determine whether a Pap test is needed, which question should the nurse ask?

A patient who has undergone a radical vulvectomy for vulvar carcinoma returns to the medical-surgical unit after the surgery. In planning care for the patient, the nurse identifies a priority nursing diagnosis of

After being sexually assaulted, a woman is brought to the emergency department by a friend. The patient is confused and has a large laceration and ecchymosis above the left eye. Which action should the nurse take first?

A patient's Pap test reveals cervical cells characteristic of adenocarcinoma of the cervix. Information obtained during the patient's health history and identified as a major risk factor for cervical cancer is

A 42-year-old woman has developed amenorrhea. If the woman is experiencing menopause, the nurse would expect laboratory findings to include

After teaching a perimenopausal patient who has started using hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the nurse determines that the teaching has been effective when the patient says

A young woman who is trying to become pregnant asks the nurse about ways to determine when she is most likely to conceive. The nurse explains that

During assessment of a patient with suspected endometrial cancer, the nurse identifies an important risk factor for cancer of the endometrium when the patient's history includes

When caring for a 60-year-old patient with persistent menorrhagia, the nurse will plan to monitor the

A woman has an induced abortion with suction curettage at an ambulatory surgical center. Which instructions will the nurse include when discharging the patient?

A 56-year-old woman undergoes an anterior and posterior (A & P) colporrhaphy for repair of a cystocele and rectocele. Which nursing action will be included in the postoperative care plan?

An abdominal hysterectomy is scheduled for a 40-year-old patient with multiple uterine leiomyomas. Before the surgery, the nurse will teach the patient about

A patient who is seen in the health clinic is diagnosed with genital warts. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about

Which information will the nurse include when developing a patient teaching plan for a 48-year-old patient with uterine bleeding caused by a leiomyoma?

Stage III ovarian cancer is diagnosed in a 63-year-old woman. A nursing diagnosis that is likely to be appropriate is

A 56-year-old woman tells the nurse that she is postmenopausal but has occasional spotting. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?