Chapter 70
Which test would the nurse anticipate for a teenage client who has been treated for vaginal Candida infections repeatedly in the last 6 months to assist in the identification of the underlying chronic pathology?
Blood glucose level
What type of BC would help prevent STI and pregnancy?
Condoms
An intrauterine device has been inserted into a client as a requested birth control method. Which of the following is an advantage of intrauterine devices (IUDs)?
Continuous protection without client's active participation
A 20-year-old male client is diagnosed with genital herpes. What client teaching should the nurse give him?
Do not share food or engage in kissing
A nurse is collecting data for a female client who has genital herpes. What findings should the nurse expect?
Dysuria
What information should the nurse provide to a female who reports being raped?
Encourage the victim to seek physical help and have a "rape kit" documented
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about checking her basal temperature to identify when ovulation occurs. The nurse should instruct the client to check her temperature at which of the following times?
Every morning before arising
What is the correct sequence that occurs when a nurse is instructing a client who has requested information about birth control?
1. Encourage participation of both clients and husband. Determine the couple's knowledge level 2. Review various methods of contraception that are available. Allow the couple to ask questions. 3. Provide information using different forms, including diagrams, charts and pictures. 4. Teach the couple about the selected, including any specific instructions
The nurse at a fertility clinic determines the risk factors for clients using oral contraceptives. Which of the following clients would be at highest risk for heart attack or stroke related to use of these contraceptives?
A 38-year-old woman who smokes
A 23-year-old sexually active male tells the nurse practitioner that he is worried because he has been having "burning sensation when urinating and a yellowish discharge from his penis." On assessment, the nurse notes that his testicles are swollen. What sexually transmitted infection would the nurse suspect?
Gonorrhea
A male client is undergoing testing for STIs at a community health clinic. What information regarding STIs should be given to this client?
Individuals infected with viral STIs are infected for life.
What situation should the nurse identify to a client as being a trigger for the growth of trichomoniasis?
Irritation of vaginal walls
Gonorrhea; Signs and symptoms in the female:
Likely that both the urinary and genital tracts will be infected during sexual intercourse
Risk factors for genital herpes infection?
Minority ethnic origin
Sexually active woman asks about vaginal sponge. What info should be included?
Must be removed within 30 hours of insertion.
A male client being treated for erectile dysfunction is prescribed sildenafil (Viagra). Which of the following drugs should the nurse educate the client about its ability to cause an adverse reaction when taken with:
Nitrates
Heterosexuals
Persons who seek emotional-sexual relationships with members of the other sex.
homosexuals
Persons who seek emotional-sexual relationships with members of the same sex.
A mother of 3 says she does not want anymore children; but her religion doesn't approve of bc. Best method for pt?
Rhythm method
Homeless man in ER fell in street and hit his head. Nurse documents lack of muscle coordination, poor vision, and moderate dementia. What disease?
Syphilis
A client visits the healthcare facility for information on tubal ligation. Which of the following should the nurse inform the client?
The client needs only a minor dressing.
The high school nurse is teaching a class of adolescents the characteristics of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Which of the following are considerations related to STIs? Select all that apply.
They cause infection that lead to PID They can cause infertility They cause significant side effects and or death in newborns.
Gonorrhea; Signs and symptoms in the male:
Urethritis- Painful urination- Yellowish discharge- Relatively large number of cases are asymptomatic- In most cases, infection is limited to the distal urogenital tract
Which of the following is a symptom of bacterial vaginosis?
Vaginal odor smelling of fish
A client visits a healthcare facility for information on a vasectomy. Which of the following would best describe the initial information a nurse should provide?
Vasectomy is a relatively easy procedure with few complications.
What information a nurse should include when providing education on a vasectomy?
Vasectomy is relatively easy procedure with few complications
The nurse is caring for clients who have STIs. Which of the following clients is most at risk for becoming infertile due to the infection?
c) Chlamydia trachomatis is the bacterium that is the leading cause of preventable infertility in women and the most common STI in the United States.
The nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a woman who is undergoing a tubal sterilization. Which of the following teaching points accurately describes this procedure?
referred pain to the shoulder may occur after abdominal distention with CO2
Asexuals
those who lack any interest in or desire for sex
