Exam 41: Genitourinary and Reproductive System Function and Assessment

The nurse reviews laboratory values for a male patient with an elevated PSA level and notes that the alkaline phosphatase and serum calcium levels are also elevated. Which condition do these findings suggest to the nurse?

A patient is scheduled for a surgical biopsy for removal of a lesion suspected to be breast cancer. Which care by the nurse is most important?

The nurse is assisting the HCP in a procedure used for cytology of the surface of the cervix. Which procedure does the nurse understand is being performed?

A female patient has not achieved pregnancy after 8 months of attempting to do so and is undergoing hormone testing. Which additional reason other than infertility does the nurse identify for hormone testing?

The nurse is reviewing the anatomy of the reproductive tract with a female patient. Which structures do the nurse identify as being part of the vulva? (Select all that apply.)

A female patient who is 40 years of age is scheduled for a baseline mammography. The patient becomes concerned when she learns a digital mammography is planned. The client states, "I thought that test was for high risk women." Which answer by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is preparing a presentation about the normal reproductive system of the female. Which condition is incorrect?

After finding a mass in the scrotum of a male patient, the nurse provides the HCP with a flashlight and turns off the lights. For which reason did the nurse perform these actions?

The nurse is preparing a presentation about the normal reproductive system of the male. Which statement is incorrect?

The nurse is collecting data from a female patient regarding normal function baselines of the reproductive system. Which question is appropriate for the nurse to ask?

A male client is scheduled for an outpatient cystourethrography to evaluate the degree of obstruction by an enlarged prostate. Which nursing care will the nurse provide after the procedure?

A female patient is scheduled for her first pelvic examination. Which action by the nurse will provide the patient with physical comfort?

The nurse is collecting information from a female patient who is 55 years of age. The patient is postmenopausal for 8 years. The patient is also small boned, Caucasian, and has never been pregnant. Which type of bone testing does the nurse suggest to the patient?

The nurse is collecting health history on a female client who is considered a high-risk pregnancy. Which information will the nurse record if the patient has had four pregnancies, a miscarriage at 16 weeks, one 22-week stillborn delivery, and delivery at term to a set of twins and a single birth?

A 60-year-old patient receives information that a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) laboratory value is 11 ng/mL. Which intervention by the health care provider (HCP) does the nurse expect?

A female patient is scheduled for laparoscopy for determination of endometriosis. Following the procedure, which nursing care will the nurse perform?

The nurse is in the initial stage of physical examination with a male patient. Which observation by the nurse is most likely unrelated to a hormone imbalance?

The nurse is discussing menstruation with a patient who is present for her yearly physical. The patient is 11 years of age and states, "I have not had a period yet and I hear so much at school it is confusing." Which detail about the function is unnecessary at this time?

The nurse is providing information on breast self-examination to a female patient. Which palpation pattern does the nurse instruct the patient to use when performing this examination?

The licensed practical nurse is providing instructions on testicular self-examination. Which statements do the nurse include in this teaching? (Select all that apply.)