Health Assessment Final Flashcards
When performing a genitourinary assessment, the nurse notices that the urethral meatus is ventrally positioned. What does this indicate?
Hypospadias
Dysmenorrhea is?
pain with menstration
During a health history, a patient tells the nurse that he has trouble in starting his urine stream. How should the nurse document this finding?
Hesitancy
A woman has just been diagnosed with HPV or genital warts. The nurse should counsel her to receive regular examinations because this virus makes her at a higher risk for what type of cancer?
Cervical
A 55-year-old man is experiencing severe pain of sudden onset in the scrotal area. It is somewhat relieved by elevation. On examination the nurse notices an enlarged, red scrotum that is very tender to palpation. Distinguishing the epididymis from the testis is difficult, and the scrotal skin is thick and edematous. What do these findings suggest?
Epididymitis
A 62-year-old man is experiencing fever, chills, malaise, urinary frequency, and urgency. He also reports urethral discharge and a dull aching pain in the perineal and rectal area. These symptoms are most consistent with which condition?
Prostatitis
Hematuria is a term used for
blood in the urine
A woman states that 2 weeks ago she had a urinary tract infection that was treated with an antibiotic. What should the nurse ask the woman?
“Do you have any unusual vaginal discharge or itching?”
A 62-year-old man states that his physician told him that he has an “inguinal hernia.” He asks the nurse to explain what a hernia is. Which response by the nurse is best?
“A hernia is a loop of bowel protruding through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles.”
A 22-year-old woman is being seen at the clinic for problems with vulvar pain, dysuria, and fever. On physical examination, the nurse notices clusters of small, shallow vesicles with surrounding erythema on the labia. Inguinal lymphadenopathy is also present. What do these findings indicate?
Dysuria
A 55-year-old man is in the clinic for a yearly checkup. He is worried because his father died of prostate cancer. The nurse knows which tests should be performed at this time? (Select all that apply.
Blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
Digital rectal examination (DRE)
A 52-year-old patient states that when she sneezes or coughs she “wets herself a little.” She is very concerned that something may be wrong with her. What does this finding suggest?
Stress incontinence
During an examination, the nurse notices that a male patient has a red, round, superficial ulcer with on his penis. On palpation, the nurse finds a nontender base that is 1 cm. What do these findings indicate?
Syphilitic chancre
A 22-year-old woman has been considering using oral contraceptives. As a part of her health history, what should the nurse ask?
“If you smoke, how many cigarettes do you smoke per day?”
Soft, pointed, fleshy papules that occur on the genitalia caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) are known as
genital warts.
During a genital examination, the nurse notices that a male patient has clusters of small vesicles on the glans, surrounded by erythema. What does this finding suggest?
genital herpes
A nurse is assessing a patient’s risk for contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI). What is an appropriate question to ask this patient?
a. “Do you use a condom with each episode of sexual intercourse?”
b. “Do you have a sexually transmitted infection?”
c. “You know that it’s important to use condoms for protection, right?”
d. “You are aware of the dangers of unprotected sex, aren’t you?”
“Do you use a condom with each episode of sexual intercourse?”
Which organs are located in the right upper quadrant?
Ascending colon
Duodenum
Gallbladder
Right kidney
Liver
Pancreas
Transverse colon
Ureter
Spleen
Which organs are located in the Left upper quadrant?
Descending colon
Left kidney
Pancreas (body and tail)
Stomach
Transverse colon
Ureter
Which organs are located in the right lower quadrant?
Appendix
Ascending colon
Bladder
Cecum
Rectum
Ovary
Prostate
Small intestine
Ureter
Which organs are located in the left lower quadrant?
Bladder
Descending colon
Ovary
Prostate
Small intestine
Sigmoid colon
Ureter
The left lower quadrant contains all the following structures except?
Appendix
Signmoid colon
Descending colon
Appendix
Parietal pain is?
from inflammation in the parietal peritoneum (peritonitits) that is a steady, aching pain that is more precisely located
Which of the following complaints indicate that the patient may have cholecystitis?
RUQ pain
Nausea
Vomiting
Fever
RUQ pain
Nausea
Vomiting
