N352 Male And Female Hormone Medications
Exam Questions With Verified Answers
The school nurse is educating high school students about the menstrual cycle.
The nurse asks the students to describe the effects of estrogen on the female
reproductive organs during the follicular phase. Which answer given by a
student is correct?
Estrogen causes rupture of the follicle.
"Estrogen causes the ovarian follicle to ripen."
"Estrogen causes maturation of the corpus luteum."
"Estrogen causes proliferation of the endometrium." - ANSWER "Estrogen
causes proliferation of the endometrium."
The nurse is explaining the effects of estrogen therapy to a patient. Which effect
mentioned by the patient indicates a need for additional teaching?
Prevention of breast cancer
Treatment of prostate cancer
Improvement of atrophic vaginitis
Decrease in vasomotor symptoms - ANSWER Prevention of breast cancer
A patient who has recently begun hormone replacement therapy with estrogen
asks the nurse how the hormone will affect her non-reporductive tissues. Which
response(s) by the nurse are appropriate? Select all that apply.
It suppresses bone resorption.
It reduces fat deposits in the liver.
It improves glomerular filtration rates.
It promotes and suppresses coagulation.
It reduces low-density lipoproteins (LDLs). - ANSWER It suppresses bone
resorption.
It promotes and suppresses coagulation.
It reduces low-density lipoproteins (LDLs).
Which problem in a patient's history would contraindicate the administration of
estrogen?
Weight gain
Hypertension
Dysmenorrhea
, Thrombophlebitis - ANSWER Thrombophlebitis
The nurse anticipates administering a progestin medication to which woman?
A woman pregnant with triplets during her first pregnancy.
A women experiencing severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
A women who is trying to achieve pregnancy through planned intercourse.
A woman who is 8 weeks pregnant and diagnosed with corpus luteum deficiency
syndrome. - ANSWER A woman who is 8 weeks pregnant and diagnosed with
corpus luteum deficiency syndrome.
A patient has been prescribed a progestin medication as part of menopausal
hormone therapy. The nurse is aware this medication is intended to have which
desired therapeutic effect?
To reduce urogeniotal atrophy
To relieve vasomotor symptoms
To prevent adverse cardiac events
To suppress endometrial proliferation - ANSWER To suppress endometrial
proliferation
What information should the nurse include when teaching about cancer risks in
postmenopausal women?
Estrogen monotherapy increases the risk of breast cancer.
Monotherapy with a progestin increases breast cancer risk.
Unopposed estrogen increases the risk of endometrial cancer.
Estradiol with progestin increases the risk of endometrial cancer. - ANSWER
Unopposed estrogen increases the risk of endometrial cancer.
The nurse is providing teaching about combined hormone therapy to a patient
experiencing menopausal symptoms. Which statement made by the patient
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I have a decreased risk of breast cancer."
"I understand that breakthrough bleeding is normal."
"I will be glad to have some relief from the hot flashes."
"The benefits of the treatment include decreasing my risk of cardiac disease." -
ANSWER "I will be glad to have some relief from the hot flashes."
Which factor should a nurse recognize as one that would increase the risk of
thromboembolic phenomena arising from oral contraceptive use?
Asthma
Smoking
Noncompliance
Exam Questions With Verified Answers
The school nurse is educating high school students about the menstrual cycle.
The nurse asks the students to describe the effects of estrogen on the female
reproductive organs during the follicular phase. Which answer given by a
student is correct?
Estrogen causes rupture of the follicle.
"Estrogen causes the ovarian follicle to ripen."
"Estrogen causes maturation of the corpus luteum."
"Estrogen causes proliferation of the endometrium." - ANSWER "Estrogen
causes proliferation of the endometrium."
The nurse is explaining the effects of estrogen therapy to a patient. Which effect
mentioned by the patient indicates a need for additional teaching?
Prevention of breast cancer
Treatment of prostate cancer
Improvement of atrophic vaginitis
Decrease in vasomotor symptoms - ANSWER Prevention of breast cancer
A patient who has recently begun hormone replacement therapy with estrogen
asks the nurse how the hormone will affect her non-reporductive tissues. Which
response(s) by the nurse are appropriate? Select all that apply.
It suppresses bone resorption.
It reduces fat deposits in the liver.
It improves glomerular filtration rates.
It promotes and suppresses coagulation.
It reduces low-density lipoproteins (LDLs). - ANSWER It suppresses bone
resorption.
It promotes and suppresses coagulation.
It reduces low-density lipoproteins (LDLs).
Which problem in a patient's history would contraindicate the administration of
estrogen?
Weight gain
Hypertension
Dysmenorrhea
, Thrombophlebitis - ANSWER Thrombophlebitis
The nurse anticipates administering a progestin medication to which woman?
A woman pregnant with triplets during her first pregnancy.
A women experiencing severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
A women who is trying to achieve pregnancy through planned intercourse.
A woman who is 8 weeks pregnant and diagnosed with corpus luteum deficiency
syndrome. - ANSWER A woman who is 8 weeks pregnant and diagnosed with
corpus luteum deficiency syndrome.
A patient has been prescribed a progestin medication as part of menopausal
hormone therapy. The nurse is aware this medication is intended to have which
desired therapeutic effect?
To reduce urogeniotal atrophy
To relieve vasomotor symptoms
To prevent adverse cardiac events
To suppress endometrial proliferation - ANSWER To suppress endometrial
proliferation
What information should the nurse include when teaching about cancer risks in
postmenopausal women?
Estrogen monotherapy increases the risk of breast cancer.
Monotherapy with a progestin increases breast cancer risk.
Unopposed estrogen increases the risk of endometrial cancer.
Estradiol with progestin increases the risk of endometrial cancer. - ANSWER
Unopposed estrogen increases the risk of endometrial cancer.
The nurse is providing teaching about combined hormone therapy to a patient
experiencing menopausal symptoms. Which statement made by the patient
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I have a decreased risk of breast cancer."
"I understand that breakthrough bleeding is normal."
"I will be glad to have some relief from the hot flashes."
"The benefits of the treatment include decreasing my risk of cardiac disease." -
ANSWER "I will be glad to have some relief from the hot flashes."
Which factor should a nurse recognize as one that would increase the risk of
thromboembolic phenomena arising from oral contraceptive use?
Asthma
Smoking
Noncompliance
