Question 1

Men who have suffered spinal cord injuries with resultant ED can have sexual intercourse with the use of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Testosterone injections 
B)  Papaverine penile injections 
C)  Inflatable penile implants 
D)  Oral sildenafil (Viagra)

Question 2

When conducting an initial assessment on a 65-year-old male patient,the nurse assesses a mass in the left testicle that on transillumination glows red.The nurse notes the presence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Phimosis 
B)  A hydrocele 
C)  Smegma 
D)  A hematocele

Question 3

After the physician has left the room of a 30-year-old man who has been diagnosed with testicular cancer,the patient covers his face with both hands and sighs.The nurse's most therapeutic intervention at this time would be to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask the patient, "Do you want to talk about your cancer?" 
B)  Leave the room, and pull the door closed. 
C)  Go to the nurse's station, and call the patient's wife. 
D)  Complete the patient care as quickly as possible.

Question 4

The nurse must be sensitive when performing the initial assessment on a man with a reproductive disorder and should use interview techniques that: (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Use open-ended questions. 
B)  Pin the patient down for truthful and specific information. 
C)  Leave sensitive questions until later in the interview. 
D)  Share her or his professional opinion. 
E)  Start most questions with "why."

Question 5

The instruction that will increase the comfort of a patient who is recovering from prostatitis is to suggest that the patient:

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoid bathing for 2 days. 
B)  Exercise. 
C)  Take stool softeners. 
D)  Limit fluid intake.

Question 6

The nurse should explain that the purpose of the urethral smear is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Screen for human immunodeficiency viral (HIV) infection. 
B)  Detect sexually transmitted infections. 
C)  Verify fertility through a sperm count. 
D)  Eliminate concerns of prostate problems.

Question 7

The nurse instructs the patient who is to have a semen analysis to: (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Collect specimen in a rubber condom. 
B)  Keep the specimen at room temperature until given to the laboratory. 
C)  Keep the specimen container in warm tap water. 
D)  Bring the specimen to the laboratory within 4 hours. 
E)  Abstain from sexual activity 3 to 5 days before the test.

Question 8

The nurse who is assessing a young man who is being treated for sterility will inquire whether the young man had any common childhood disease that may be the cause of sterility.Such diseases would include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mumps 
B)  Chicken pox 
C)  Measles 
D)  Scarlet fever

Question 9

The nurse takes into account in making a teaching plan for a patient with acute prostatitis that treatment will include a:

Accepted Answer

A)  2-week period with a temporary catheter and the instillation of antibiotics in the bladder 
B)  4-week course of antibiotics and antiinflammatory drugs 
C)  6-week course broad spectrum antibiotics, followed by a prostatectomy 
D)  16-week protocol of Sitz baths and the use of a sturdy scrotal support

Exam 48: Male Reproductive Disorders