Exam 42: Nursing Care of Women With Reproductive System Disorders

The nurse is assisting a new mother who returns to a clinic for a 6-week visit.What instructions about birth control should the nurse provide?

The nurse is teaching a woman with a menstrual disorder how to measure menstrual flow.Which instruction should the nurse include?

A patient is scheduled for a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.She asks what this means.How should the nurse respond?

A patient reports long,heavy,irregular menses accompanied by headache and back pain for the past several months.How should the nurse document these symptoms?

The nurse is assisting with a community education class on breast cancer prevention.Which risk factors should the nurse include in this training?

A female patient has just learned that she is infertile.She says,"All I ever wanted in life was to have a baby.My life is over." What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse is assisting in the development of a program to instruct female high school students on ways to prevent the development of toxic shock syndrome.What should the nurse include in this program? (Select all that apply.)

A female patient is diagnosed with mild uterine prolapse into the vagina.For which areas should the nurse prepare to reinforce teaching to help this patient? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse notes that a female patient has been treated for vaginal yeast infections 6 times in one year.For which additional health problem should the nurse suspect the patient should be evaluated?

A 50-year-old woman states,"It is such a relief not to need birth control any more.I haven't had a period in 3 months." How should the nurse respond?

A 16-year-old girl is admitted to the hospital with toxic shock syndrome (TSS).Which action by the nurse should take priority?

A woman tells the nurse,"I am having terrible pain with my period.This has never happened before.What should I do?" What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse enters the room of a patient with a new mastectomy and finds her crying.After confirming that the patient is crying because of the loss of her breast,which response by the nurse is best?

A patient who is 6 weeks pregnant is contemplating having an abortion.What methods of abortion should the nurse explain as most commonly used to terminate a pregnancy of less than 14 weeks? (Select all that apply.)

A patient at a walk-in clinic requests oral contraceptives (OCs)because she heard they can prevent sexually transmitted infections (STI).What information should the nurse use to base a response to this patient?

The nurse is weighing the perineal pads of a patient bleeding after having an abortion.The weight of one pad increased in weight by 20 grams.How many mL of blood has this patient lost?

The nurse is assessing a patient after a mastectomy and thinks the patient's affected arm appears swollen.What is the best way to verify this finding?

A female patient asks what can be done to reduce symptoms associated with menopause.What should the nurse suggest to this patient? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is assisting in the preparation of an educational seminar about breast pathology.What characteristics of cancerous breast lesions should the nurse include in this teaching? (Select all that apply.)

A female patient approaching menopause asks about the use of hormone replacement therapy.Which findings from a study on hormone replacement therapy should the nurse explain to the patient? (Select all that apply.)