Exam 6: Common Health Problems

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

One of the alterations in cyclic bleeding that occurs between periods is called:

During her annual gynecologic checkup a 17-year-old woman states that recently she has been experiencing cramping and pain during her menstrual periods. The nurse would document this complaint as:

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

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 client has human papillomavirus (HPV). The client asks,"What is that? Can you get rid of it?" Your best response is:

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

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

With regard to dysmenorrhea,nurses should be aware that:

On vaginal examination of a 30-year-old woman,the nurse documents the following findings: profuse,thin,grayish white vaginal discharge with a "fishy" odor;complaint of pruritus. On the basis of these findings,the nurse suspects that this woman has:

An essential component of counseling women regarding safe sex practices includes discussion regarding avoiding the exchange of body fluids. The physical barrier promoted for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the condom. Nurses can help motivate clients to use condoms by initiating a discussion related to a number of aspects of condom use. The most important of these is:

The recommended treatment for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission to the fetus during pregnancy is:

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

With regard to endometriosis,nurses should be aware that:

A client has been prescribed adjuvant tamoxifen therapy. What common side effect might she experience?

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

After a mastectomy a woman should be instructed to perform the following except:

Fibrocystic changes in the breast most often appear in women in their 20s and 30s. The etiology is not known,but it may be an imbalance of estrogen and progesterone. The nurse who cares for this client should be aware that treatment modalities are conservative. One proven modality that may provide relief is:

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

The Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction is an acute febrile reaction associated with treatment for __________________.

Care management of a woman diagnosed with acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) most likely would include: