Exam 48: Male Reproductive Disorders

When a significant elevation in the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)level is noted on the laboratory report,the nurse is aware that this is a marker for ____________________ cancer.

The patient who had a prostatectomy 1 year earlier now has elevations in serum alkaline phosphatase and calcium levels.The nurse is aware that these are indicators of:

A patient has been prescribed flutamide (Eulexin)for the treatment of prostate cancer.The nurse reminds the patient that a side effect might be:

A patient's home instructions after a vasectomy should include that:

The discharge teaching plan for a patient after undergoing a prostatectomy would include instructions relative to: (Select all that apply.)

The statement by the patient that indicates he understands the teaching relative to how to perform a testicular self-examination is:

The nurse informs the 50-year-old patient who has been prescribed nilutamide (Nilandron),a testosterone blocker,that while on this drug he should expect:

A patient with a spinal cord injury complains to the nurse of the inability to experience an erection.The nurse explains,"The _______________ component of the nervous system has been affected by your injury."

The nurse caring for a patient 2 hours after a transurethral resection (TUR)immediately reports to the charge nurse the presence of large clots in the catheter and drainage bag.The nurse anticipates that the physician will:

When completing a health history with a patient,the nurse should encourage the patient to describe the symptoms in objective terms.Which of the following is a good example of the description of pain?

When reviewing the drugs taken by the 50-year-old male patient,the nurse recognizes that the drug that is most probably causing erectile dysfunction (ED)is the:

A 60-year-old man who had a prostatectomy 3 weeks earlier asks if the ongoing incontinence will ever stop.The nurse's most helpful response would be based on the knowledge that the:

When giving instruction about taking sildenafil (Viagra),the nurse would include the instruction that:

A male student comes to the campus clinic complaining of painful scrotal edema,nausea,vomiting,chills,and fever.The nurse recognizes these signs and symptoms as being associated with:

After surgery to correct a testicular torsion,the nurse cautions the young patient that there is a:

After an accident at a track meet,a young male runner is brought to the emergency department complaining of intense pain in his scrotum and nausea and vomiting.Based on these initial findings,the nurse suspects:

The mother of a newborn with cryptorchidism asks if this condition will be permanent.The nurse's best response would be:

The nurse explains to a young man being treated for infertility that the semen analysis will:

The nurse is aware that the elevation in the prostatic-specific antigen (PSA)level from 4 ng/L to 6 ng/L is cause to consider a(n):

When a patient is placed on diethylstilbestrol (DES)for prostate cancer,the nurse explains the possible side effect of the medication might be: