NUR 265 Reproductive FINAL UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Annual pelvic exam - CORRECT ANSWER - at 21 yo or at sexual active
Annual Breast exam (CBE) - CORRECT ANSWER at 19 yo
Pap Smear - CORRECT ANSWER - identifies atypical cell; early detection
- not douching / sex intercourse 24 hours prior
- not during menstruations
Pap smear age - CORRECT ANSWER - age 21-29: pap smear every 3 years
- age 30-64: pap smear alone or with HPV test every 5 years
- Age 65 +: stop pap smears
Mammography - CORRECT ANSWER - age 40-44: option to begin
- age 45-54: recommended every 1 year
- age 55+: every 1-2 years
Mammography education - CORRECT ANSWER - not helpful if less than 40 yo
- no lotion or perfume before
- will take 15 minutes
- some discomfort while compressed
Colposcopy + cervical biopsy discharge teaching - CORRECT ANSWER - wear peri pad
to absorb drainage
- no douching, tampons, or sexual intercourse for 1 week
, Cryotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER * Call HCP if
- excessive bleeding
- pain
- fever
** ask about bleeding / peri pads that has gone through
Complications of endometrial ablation - CORRECT ANSWER - hemorrhage
- perforation
- burns
MRI - CORRECT ANSWER - avoid burns by removing all mental devices (including med
patches w/ foil backs)
Metrorrhagia - CORRECT ANSWER - bleeding between periods
- most significant form of menstrual dysfunction
--> May signal: cancer, benign tumors of uterus
Hormone Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - lowest dose possible and shortest time
possible
- increase risk of venous thromboembolism
Bone health - CORRECT ANSWER - menopause accelerates osteoporosis
PREVENTION
- increase Ca
- increase Vitamin D
- exercise (weight bearing)
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Annual pelvic exam - CORRECT ANSWER - at 21 yo or at sexual active
Annual Breast exam (CBE) - CORRECT ANSWER at 19 yo
Pap Smear - CORRECT ANSWER - identifies atypical cell; early detection
- not douching / sex intercourse 24 hours prior
- not during menstruations
Pap smear age - CORRECT ANSWER - age 21-29: pap smear every 3 years
- age 30-64: pap smear alone or with HPV test every 5 years
- Age 65 +: stop pap smears
Mammography - CORRECT ANSWER - age 40-44: option to begin
- age 45-54: recommended every 1 year
- age 55+: every 1-2 years
Mammography education - CORRECT ANSWER - not helpful if less than 40 yo
- no lotion or perfume before
- will take 15 minutes
- some discomfort while compressed
Colposcopy + cervical biopsy discharge teaching - CORRECT ANSWER - wear peri pad
to absorb drainage
- no douching, tampons, or sexual intercourse for 1 week
, Cryotherapy - CORRECT ANSWER * Call HCP if
- excessive bleeding
- pain
- fever
** ask about bleeding / peri pads that has gone through
Complications of endometrial ablation - CORRECT ANSWER - hemorrhage
- perforation
- burns
MRI - CORRECT ANSWER - avoid burns by removing all mental devices (including med
patches w/ foil backs)
Metrorrhagia - CORRECT ANSWER - bleeding between periods
- most significant form of menstrual dysfunction
--> May signal: cancer, benign tumors of uterus
Hormone Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - lowest dose possible and shortest time
possible
- increase risk of venous thromboembolism
Bone health - CORRECT ANSWER - menopause accelerates osteoporosis
PREVENTION
- increase Ca
- increase Vitamin D
- exercise (weight bearing)
