Exam 6: Reproductive Health

A healthy 60-year-old Black Canadian woman regularly receives her health care at the clinic in her neighbourhood.She is due for a mammogram.At her first clinic visit her physician,concerned about the 3-week wait at the neighbourhood clinic,made an appointment for her to have a mammogram at a teaching hospital across town.She did not keep her appointment and returned to the clinic today to have the nurse check her blood pressure.What would be the most appropriate statement for the nurse to make to this patient?

After a mastectomy,a woman should be instructed to perform which of the following?

When teaching a group of women about breast cancer,which fact would the nurse point out to them?

What important,immediate postoperative care practice should the nurse remember when caring for a woman who has had a mastectomy?

A patient's oncologist has just finished explaining the diagnostic workup results to her,and she still has questions.The woman states,"The doctor says I have a slow-growing cancer.Very few cells are dividing.How does she know this?" What is the name of the test that gave the physician this information?

The nurse should know that once human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)enters the body,seroconversion to HIV positivity usually occurs within which time frame?

A woman complains of severe abdominal and pelvic pain around the time of menstruation that has gotten worse over the last 5 years.She also complains of pain during intercourse and has tried unsuccessfully to get pregnant for the past 18 months.What are these symptoms most likely related to?

Management of primary dysmenorrhea often requires a multifaceted approach.What is the optimal pharmacological therapy for pain relief for dysmenorrhea?

The nurse must watch for what common complications in a patient who has undergone a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM)flap?

Nafarelin (Synarel)200 mg BID per nasal spray currently is used as a treatment for mild-to-severe endometriosis.What should the nurse tell the woman who is taking this medication?

What is the viral sexually transmitted infection (STI)that affects most people in Canada today?

When planning care for a 36-year-old woman who has been diagnosed as having uterine fibroids,what is important for the nurse to know?

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

When assessing the patient for amenorrhea,the nurse should be aware that which of the following may cause amenorrhea?

A patient has been prescribed adjuvant tamoxifen therapy.What common adverse effects might she experience?

When evaluating a patient for sexually transmitted infections (STIs),the nurse should be aware that which one of the following STIs is on the rise in Canada?

Which viral sexually transmitted infection is characterized by a primary infection followed by recurrent episodes?

During her annual gynecological checkup,a 17-year-old woman states that recently she has been experiencing cramping and pain during her menstrual periods.The nurse would use which term to document this complaint?

What would most likely be included for the care management of a woman diagnosed with acute pelvic inflammatory disease ( PID )?

A nurse practitioner performs a clinical breast examination on a woman diagnosed with fibroadenoma.The nurse knows that fibroadenoma is characterized by which of the following?