Exam 27: Women’s Health

The drug of choice to treat a gonorrhea infection is

Which option could be used for the treatment and management of a patient who reports mild pain associated with a clinical diagnosis of fibrocystic breast disease?

A benign breast condition that includes dilation and inflammation of the collecting ducts is known as

Findings of a Pap smear exam denote atypical cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS). The Pap test is repeated at 6 months and the same finding of ASCUS is reported. Which therapeutic treatment option would the nurse expect the practitioner to order?

Which patient is most likely to develop osteoporosis?

In reviewing genetic testing for a female patient, you note the presence of BRCA1, BRCA2, and CHEK2. How should these findings be interpreted?

The physician diagnoses a 3-cm cyst in the ovary of a 28-year-old patient. You expect the initial treatment to include

Which concern is included in the plan of care for the patient who receives HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine?

A 45-year-old patient asks how often she should have a mammogram. The most appropriate answer is

Which statement regarding primary dysmenorrhea is most accurate?

A patient, age 49, confides in the nurse that she has started experiencing pain with intercourse. The patient asks, "Is there anything I can do about this?" The nurse's best response is

While interviewing a 48-year-old patient during her annual physical examination, the nurse learns that she has never had a mammogram. The American Cancer Society recommends annual mammography screening starting at age 40. Before the nurse encourages this patient to begin annual screening, it is important for her to understand the reasons why women avoid testing. These reasons include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Which information should the nurse stress in teaching a patient how best to relieve the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?

Healthy People 2020 goals directed at women's health issues focus on which areas? (Select all that apply.)

Which specific instruction should the nurse teach to assist a patient to regain control of her urinary sphincter?

Which piece of the usual equipment setup for a pelvic examination is omitted with a Pap test?

Which treatment option minimizes the development of lymphedema in the surgical management of a patient with breast cancer?

While performing a self-breast exam, the patient notes an area on the right breast that is nodular, with some associated tenderness. This is a new onset finding because the exams were not problematic in the past. The left breast examination is unremarkable. The patient calls to report her findings to the clinical nurse because this is not her typical result. What action should the nurse perform next?

Which sexually transmitted disease can be treated and eradicated?

A patient with a history of a cystocele should contact the physician if she experiences