NUR 209 Test 2 CHP 38,39,40 Study
Guide
The school health nurse is educating a female student with questions regarding puberty and
pubic hair. The student asks "What is the top part where the hair is?" Which response is most
helpful?
a. "The mons pubis is the rounded mound of tissue where pubic hair will be visible."
b. "The female genitals have hair on the outer surface, known as the labia majora."
c. "You don't have to worry about puberty yet. I'm sure your mom will talk to you."
d. "The vulva is the top part of the pubic area and has pubic hair." - Answer "The mons pubis
is the rounded mound of tissue where pubic hair will be visible."
The nurse reminds a 68-year-old man that a man of any age can reproduce if he is able to
perform which function?
a. Maintain an erection.
b. Ejaculate.
c. Maintain a high sperm count.
d. Participate in intercourse. - Answer d. Participate in intercourse.
The nurse is interviewing a patient who is seeking assistance at the urology clinic for erectile
dysfunction. Which statement is the best way to open the interview?
a. "When was the last time, you were impotent?"
b. "Do you attempt to have intercourse every week?"
c. "What medications have you tried previously?"
d. "What experiences have you had with erectile dysfunction?" - Answer d. "What
experiences have you had with erectile dysfunction?"
The nurse explains to a male patient undergoing infertility studies that his luteinizing hormone
(LH) is low and his follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is high. Which statement accurately
interprets these laboratory findings?
a. The patient is making testosterone and has decreased spermatogenesis.
b. The patient is not making testosterone and has decreased spermatogenesis.
c. The patient is making testosterone and has high spermatogenesis.
d. The patient is not making testosterone and has high spermatogenesis. - Answer a. The
patient is making testosterone and has decreased spermatogenesis.
When teaching a high school boys' health class, which information about latex condoms is most
important for the nurse to include?
,a. Use petroleum jelly as a lubricant.
b. Leave room at the condom tip for a reservoir for semen.
c. Discard condoms after three uses.
d. Apply the condom immediately before ejaculation. - Answer b. Leave room at the condom
tip for a reservoir for semen.
The nurse is educating a patient about testicular self-examination. Which information is most
important for the nurse to include?
a. Report any lumps larger than a pea to the health care provider.
b. Perform weekly self-examinations on the same day of the week.
c. Perform self-examinations after bathing when scrotal skin is relaxed.
d. Pinch skin for at least 5 seconds. - Answer c. Perform self-examinations after bathing when
scrotal skin is relaxed.
The nurse has provided discharge instructions to a patient who underwent a vasectomy. Which
statement indicates the patient understands the nurse's teaching?
a. "I can use a heating pad this evening for my discomfort."
b. "Taking aspirin every 4 h will help with my pain."
c. "I should leave the compression dressing on for the first 24 h."
d. "I should ice my scrotum once I get home." - Answer d. "I should ice my scrotum once I get
home."
The nurse is preparing a 48-year-old female patient for her upcoming appointment. She asks
how long it has been since her last pap smear, knowing that she should have one how often?
a. Every year
b. Every 2 years
c. Every 3 years
d. Every 5 years - Answer c. Every 3 years
The office nurse is preparing information regarding contraception for a young patient, noting
that which method of contraception is the most popular?
a. Oral contraceptives
b. Emergency contraception
c. Natural family planning
d. Diaphragm - Answer a. Oral contraceptives
, A nervous male patient asks the nurse why "they have to put their finger up there?" Which
response by the nurse is the most helpful?
a. "A digital rectal exam is necessary to evaluate the prostate for signs of cancer."
b. "There is no reason to be nervous, every man has to have this exam."
c. "If you want me to answer the question, you will have to use the proper
terminology."
d. "It's like the female exam but for a man." - Answer a. "A digital rectal exam is necessary to
evaluate the prostate for signs of cancer."
The nurse is conducting a presentation to a health class for male high school students. A student
questions the nurse about what semen "really is." Which contents compose semen? (Select all
that apply.)
a. A thick, fructose-filled fluid from seminal vesicles
b. Prostaglandins for sperm motility
c. Thin, milky secretions from the prostate gland
d. Lubricating mucus from the bulbourethral gland
e. Spermatozoa - Answer a. A thick, fructose-filled fluid from seminal vesicles
b. Prostaglandins for sperm motility
c. Thin, milky secretions from the prostate gland
e. Spermatozoa
. The nurse working in a fertility clinic is aware that reproductive health can be disrupted by a
variety of disorders, such as: (Select all that apply.)
a. infertility.
b. spontaneous abortion.
c. premature labor.
d. infection.
e. abnormal tissue growth. - Answer a. infertility.
b. spontaneous abortion.
c. premature labor.
d. infection.
e. abnormal tissue growth.
The nurse is planning discharge instruction for a patient who just had a vasectomy. Which
information is most important for the nurse to include? (Select all that apply.)
a. Use a scrotal support for comfort.
b. Apply an ice pack to the scrotum for the first 24 h.
Guide
The school health nurse is educating a female student with questions regarding puberty and
pubic hair. The student asks "What is the top part where the hair is?" Which response is most
helpful?
a. "The mons pubis is the rounded mound of tissue where pubic hair will be visible."
b. "The female genitals have hair on the outer surface, known as the labia majora."
c. "You don't have to worry about puberty yet. I'm sure your mom will talk to you."
d. "The vulva is the top part of the pubic area and has pubic hair." - Answer "The mons pubis
is the rounded mound of tissue where pubic hair will be visible."
The nurse reminds a 68-year-old man that a man of any age can reproduce if he is able to
perform which function?
a. Maintain an erection.
b. Ejaculate.
c. Maintain a high sperm count.
d. Participate in intercourse. - Answer d. Participate in intercourse.
The nurse is interviewing a patient who is seeking assistance at the urology clinic for erectile
dysfunction. Which statement is the best way to open the interview?
a. "When was the last time, you were impotent?"
b. "Do you attempt to have intercourse every week?"
c. "What medications have you tried previously?"
d. "What experiences have you had with erectile dysfunction?" - Answer d. "What
experiences have you had with erectile dysfunction?"
The nurse explains to a male patient undergoing infertility studies that his luteinizing hormone
(LH) is low and his follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is high. Which statement accurately
interprets these laboratory findings?
a. The patient is making testosterone and has decreased spermatogenesis.
b. The patient is not making testosterone and has decreased spermatogenesis.
c. The patient is making testosterone and has high spermatogenesis.
d. The patient is not making testosterone and has high spermatogenesis. - Answer a. The
patient is making testosterone and has decreased spermatogenesis.
When teaching a high school boys' health class, which information about latex condoms is most
important for the nurse to include?
,a. Use petroleum jelly as a lubricant.
b. Leave room at the condom tip for a reservoir for semen.
c. Discard condoms after three uses.
d. Apply the condom immediately before ejaculation. - Answer b. Leave room at the condom
tip for a reservoir for semen.
The nurse is educating a patient about testicular self-examination. Which information is most
important for the nurse to include?
a. Report any lumps larger than a pea to the health care provider.
b. Perform weekly self-examinations on the same day of the week.
c. Perform self-examinations after bathing when scrotal skin is relaxed.
d. Pinch skin for at least 5 seconds. - Answer c. Perform self-examinations after bathing when
scrotal skin is relaxed.
The nurse has provided discharge instructions to a patient who underwent a vasectomy. Which
statement indicates the patient understands the nurse's teaching?
a. "I can use a heating pad this evening for my discomfort."
b. "Taking aspirin every 4 h will help with my pain."
c. "I should leave the compression dressing on for the first 24 h."
d. "I should ice my scrotum once I get home." - Answer d. "I should ice my scrotum once I get
home."
The nurse is preparing a 48-year-old female patient for her upcoming appointment. She asks
how long it has been since her last pap smear, knowing that she should have one how often?
a. Every year
b. Every 2 years
c. Every 3 years
d. Every 5 years - Answer c. Every 3 years
The office nurse is preparing information regarding contraception for a young patient, noting
that which method of contraception is the most popular?
a. Oral contraceptives
b. Emergency contraception
c. Natural family planning
d. Diaphragm - Answer a. Oral contraceptives
, A nervous male patient asks the nurse why "they have to put their finger up there?" Which
response by the nurse is the most helpful?
a. "A digital rectal exam is necessary to evaluate the prostate for signs of cancer."
b. "There is no reason to be nervous, every man has to have this exam."
c. "If you want me to answer the question, you will have to use the proper
terminology."
d. "It's like the female exam but for a man." - Answer a. "A digital rectal exam is necessary to
evaluate the prostate for signs of cancer."
The nurse is conducting a presentation to a health class for male high school students. A student
questions the nurse about what semen "really is." Which contents compose semen? (Select all
that apply.)
a. A thick, fructose-filled fluid from seminal vesicles
b. Prostaglandins for sperm motility
c. Thin, milky secretions from the prostate gland
d. Lubricating mucus from the bulbourethral gland
e. Spermatozoa - Answer a. A thick, fructose-filled fluid from seminal vesicles
b. Prostaglandins for sperm motility
c. Thin, milky secretions from the prostate gland
e. Spermatozoa
. The nurse working in a fertility clinic is aware that reproductive health can be disrupted by a
variety of disorders, such as: (Select all that apply.)
a. infertility.
b. spontaneous abortion.
c. premature labor.
d. infection.
e. abnormal tissue growth. - Answer a. infertility.
b. spontaneous abortion.
c. premature labor.
d. infection.
e. abnormal tissue growth.
The nurse is planning discharge instruction for a patient who just had a vasectomy. Which
information is most important for the nurse to include? (Select all that apply.)
a. Use a scrotal support for comfort.
b. Apply an ice pack to the scrotum for the first 24 h.
