NSG 3500 EXAMPREP REVIEW SHEET
WITH TESTED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● What are the key components of the initial infertility assessment?
Answer: Establishing trust, obtaining a thorough sexual history,
formulating nursing diagnoses, planning and implementing care, and
evaluating outcomes.
●● What is the difference between sterility and infertility?
Answer: Sterility refers to the absolute inability to reproduce, whereas
infertility is the inability to conceive after a specific period of
unprotected intercourse.
●● What educational topics should a nurse cover during the initial
infertility assessment?
Answer: Providing an overview of the infertility evaluation process,
teaching basal body temperature monitoring, and assessing the couple's
understanding of fertile windows.
●● What are common diagnostic tests for female infertility?
Answer: Thyroid function tests, glucose tolerance tests, serum prolactin
levels, hormonal assays, ultrasonography, endometrial biopsy,
hysterosalpingography, and laparoscopy.
, ●● What is a postcoital test (Huhner test)?
Answer: A test performed 6-12 hours after intercourse to evaluate the
quality and quantity of cervical mucus and sperm function at the time of
ovulation.
●● What are the main categories of infertility treatment?
Answer: Medications to induce ovulation, surgical options, therapeutic
insemination, assisted reproductive technologies (ART), and alternative
therapies.
●● List common medications used to treat infertility.
Answer: Clomiphene citrate, bromocriptine mesylate, GnRH analogs,
GnRH antagonists, gonadotropins, and progesterone.
●● What is Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)?
Answer: An ART procedure where eggs and sperm are collected and
transferred into the fallopian tube for fertilization to occur naturally
inside the body.
●● What is Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT)?
Answer: An ART procedure where eggs are fertilized in the laboratory,
and the resulting zygotes are transferred into the fallopian tube.
WITH TESTED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● What are the key components of the initial infertility assessment?
Answer: Establishing trust, obtaining a thorough sexual history,
formulating nursing diagnoses, planning and implementing care, and
evaluating outcomes.
●● What is the difference between sterility and infertility?
Answer: Sterility refers to the absolute inability to reproduce, whereas
infertility is the inability to conceive after a specific period of
unprotected intercourse.
●● What educational topics should a nurse cover during the initial
infertility assessment?
Answer: Providing an overview of the infertility evaluation process,
teaching basal body temperature monitoring, and assessing the couple's
understanding of fertile windows.
●● What are common diagnostic tests for female infertility?
Answer: Thyroid function tests, glucose tolerance tests, serum prolactin
levels, hormonal assays, ultrasonography, endometrial biopsy,
hysterosalpingography, and laparoscopy.
, ●● What is a postcoital test (Huhner test)?
Answer: A test performed 6-12 hours after intercourse to evaluate the
quality and quantity of cervical mucus and sperm function at the time of
ovulation.
●● What are the main categories of infertility treatment?
Answer: Medications to induce ovulation, surgical options, therapeutic
insemination, assisted reproductive technologies (ART), and alternative
therapies.
●● List common medications used to treat infertility.
Answer: Clomiphene citrate, bromocriptine mesylate, GnRH analogs,
GnRH antagonists, gonadotropins, and progesterone.
●● What is Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)?
Answer: An ART procedure where eggs and sperm are collected and
transferred into the fallopian tube for fertilization to occur naturally
inside the body.
●● What is Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT)?
Answer: An ART procedure where eggs are fertilized in the laboratory,
and the resulting zygotes are transferred into the fallopian tube.
