Exam 3: Common Concerns

When assessing the patient for amenorrhea, the nurse should be aware that this may be caused by all conditions except:

Management of primary dysmenorrhea often requires a multifaceted approach. The nurse who provides care for a patient with this condition should be aware that the optimal pharmacologic therapy for pain relief is:

When evaluating a woman for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the nurse should be aware that the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection is:

The nurse who is teaching a group of women about breast cancer would tell the women that:

With regard to endometriosis, nurses should be aware that:

A 25-year-old single female comes to the gynecologist's office for a follow-up visit related to her abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) test. The test revealed that the woman has human papillomavirus (HPV). The woman asks, "What is that? Can you get rid of it?" Your best response is:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that HPV be treated with patient-applied:

With regard to dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB), the nurse should be aware that:

A woman has a thick, white, lumpy, cottage cheese-like discharge, with patches on her labia and in her vagina. She complains of intense pruritus. The nurse practitioner would order which preparation for treatment?

A nurse practitioner performs a clinical breast examination on a woman diagnosed with fibroadenoma. The nurse knows that fibroadenoma is characterized by: