NUR 514 Test 4 (Ch 21-25) | Questions with 100% Correct Answers

NUR 514 Test 4 (Ch 21-25) | Questions with 100% Correct Answers What is the major source of normal vaginal secretions? a) Bartholin's glands b) Apocrine glands c) Sebaceous glands d) Cervical mucosa What is the term for the inflammation of the vagina characterized by an increased vaginal discharge containing numerous white blood cells? a) Vaginitis b) Vaginosis c) Cystitis d) Vaginal mucosa How does vaginosis differ from vaginitis? a) It must be treated with metronidazole. b) The discharge does not contain white blood cells. c) The discharge does not have an odor. d) It causes itching and/or burning. What is the most important step in preventing vaginal infections? a) Good personal hygiene b) Healthy diet c) Scented sanitary products d) Douching What can bacterial vaginosis lead to? a) Vulvovaginal candidiasis b) Pelvic inflammatory disease c) Toxic shock syndrome d) Trichomoniasis Approximately what percentage of women with bacterial vaginosis are asymptomatic? a) 25% b) 40% c) 75% d) 50% What is the most common symptom of bacterial vaginosis? a) Vaginal itching and/or burning b) Cottage cheese-like discharge c) Fishy odor d) Yeasty odor Vulvovaginal candidiasis accounts for what percentage of all vaginal infections? a) 10-15% b) 20-25% c) 50-55% d) 60-65% Which organism causes 90% of vulvovaginal candidiasis episodes in women? a) Candida tropicalis b) Candida albicans c) Candida glabrata d) Candida krusei What is the most common symptom of vulvovaginal candidiasis? a) Fishy odor b) Fever c) Thin, grayish-white discharge d) Vulvar pruritis What percentage of Toxic Shock Syndrome cases are related to menses? a) 50% b) 25% c) 75% d) 90% Women who have had Toxic Shock Syndrome should be instructed not to use tampons or a) barrier contraception methods. b) hormonal contraception methods. c) intravaginal antibiotic cream. d) oral antibiotics. What is generally the cause of Bartholin's cyst? a) Complications from gonorrhea b) Cystic fluid in Bartholin's gland becomes infected c) A fungal infection in Bartholin's gland d) Obstruction of a duct in Bartholin's gland Approximately how many Americans will contract one or more sexually transmitted infections during their lifetime? a) 50% b) 25% c) 40% d) 60% Why is it often more difficult to detect STIs in women than in men? a) Men are two times more likely to transmit STIs to women than the reverse. b) The risk of a woman contracting an STI is much higher than a man's risk. c) The anatomy of women's genital tracts makes examination more difficult. d) Women tend to have fewer sexual partners than men do. Who should be screened regularly for STIs? a) Women who have more than one sexual partner b) Women over the age of 21 c) Women who are sexually active d) Women over the age of 15 Of the more than 100 known serotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV), approximately how many can infect the genital tract? a) 80 b) 60 c) 20 d) 40 Routine HPV vaccination is recommended for girls of what age? a) 8-9 b) 13-14 c) 6-7 d) 11-12 An initial or primary genital herpes infection characteristically lasts about a) one week. b) three weeks. c) one month. d) six weeks. How do systemic antivirul drugs treat genital herpes? a) They can control the symptoms. b) They can reduce the frequency of recurrences after discontinuation. c) They can prevent transmission to sexual partners. d) They can prevent secondary infection. Which of the following is caused by an anaerobic one-celled protozoan that commonly lives in the vagina? a. Trichomoniasis b. Chlamydia c. Gonorrhea d. Syphilis The prevalence of chlamydia is how many times higher in black women than in white women? a) Two times b) Three times c) Five times d) Four times The second most commonly reported STI after chlamydia is a) gonorrhea. b) pelvic inflammatory disease. c) syphilis. d) hepatitis B. Why do adolescents have the highest risk of developing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)? a) They have the highest risk for bacterial vaginosis. b) They are the least at risk for developing other STIs. c) They are the most sexually active. d) They have decreased immunity to infectious organisms. What is different about syphilis as compared to other bacterial STIs? a) The incidence in women is much higher than in men. b) The rates are higher for white women than for black women. c) It cannot be spread by kissing. d) It persists past age 25, into the 30s and 40s.d) It persists past age 25, into the 30s and 40s. What has contributed to the decreased incidence of Hepatitis B over the past 20 years? a) The decrease in PID b) The HBV vaccination c) The increase in condom use d) More precise screening methods Patients presenting for STI treatment should be screened for HIV a) at each visit. b) at the end of treatment. c) at the beginning of treatment. d) each year. What is the reason that urinary incontinence (UI) is probably underreported? a) Its symptoms are difficult to isolate. b) The majority of sufferers are men. c) People may be too embarrassed to report it to a clinician. d) It generally occurs in women over the age of 70. In order to maintain continence bladder pressure must be a) higher than urethral pressure. b) equal to the pressure of the urethral sphincter. c) higher than the pressure of the elevator any. d) lower than urethral pressure. In women, the urethra rests on the anterior vaginal wall, which is supported by a muscle that is known as the pelvic floor muscle or a) Kegel muscle. b) urethral sphincter. c) striated muscle. d) intra-abdominal sphincter. What is the name of the triangular fibrous complex that supports the pelvic muscles during urination, defecation, and birth, when the elevator any muscle must relax? a) Perineal membrane b) Urethral sphincter