CORRECT ANSWERS
A woman is scheduled for diagnostic testing to evaluate for endometrial
cancer. The nurse would expect to prepare the woman for which procedure?
A)
CA-125 testing
B)
Transvaginal ultrasound
C)
Pap smear
D)
Mammography - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
A nurse is conducting a class for a local woman's group about
recommendations for a Pap smear. One of the participants asks, "At what
age should a woman have her first Pap smear?" The nurse responds by
stating that a woman should have her first Pap smear at which age?
A)
18
B)
21
C)
25
D)
28 - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
A client has an abnormal Pap smear that is classified as ASC-US. Based on
the nurse's understanding of this classification, the nurse would expect
which procedure?
A)
immediate colposcopy
B)
testing for HPV
C)
repeat Pap smear in 4 to 6 months
D)
cone biopsy - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
The nurse would refer a client, age 54, for follow up for suspected
endometrial carcinoma if she reports which information?
, A)
use of oral contraceptives between ages 18 and 25
B)
onset of painless, red postmenopausal bleeding
C)
menopause occurring at age 46
D)
use of intrauterine device for 3 years - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
A woman comes to the clinic for a routine checkup. A history of exposure to
which causative factor would alert the nurse that she is at increased risk for
cervical cancer?
A)
hepatitis
B)
human papillomavirus
C)
cytomegalovirus
D)
Epstein-Barr virus - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
The nurse is preparing a presentation for a local women's group about ways
to reduce the risk of reproductive tract cancers. Which practice would the
nurse include?
A)
blood pressure evaluation every 6 months
B)
yearly Pap smears starting at age 40
C)
yearly cholesterol screening starting at age 45
D)
consumption of two to three glasses of red wine per day - CORRECT-
ANSWERSC
When assessing a female client for the possibility of vulvar cancer, the nurse
would most likely expect the client to report which symptom? Select all that
apply.
A)
abnormal vaginal bleeding
B)
persistent vulvar itching
C)
history of herpes simplex
D)
lesion on the cervix
E)