Chapter 5

Which instructions would the nurse include when teaching a woman with pediculosis pubis?

"Remove the nits with a fine-toothed comb."

Which of the following teenage girls is most likely to have secondary amenorrhea?

17-year-old, gymnast preparing for competition

A nurse is discussing menstruation with a female client. The nurse describes a normal amount of blood loss is approximately:

25 to 60 mL

Which instruction should the nurse give to a client with genital herpes to help control the infection?

Avoid sexual contact until sores heal.

A client presents with vulvar itching and diffuse green vaginal discharge. Upon evaluation, she is prescribed metronidazole. What is the paramount nursing intervention in discharge planning?

Instruct the client not to drink alcohol with this treatment.

The nurse is teaching a couple trying to conceive about the changes in the cervical mucus near the time of ovulation. The nurse determines the session is successful when the couple correctly choose mucus in which form as indicating ovulation has occurred?

Thin and copious

How often should women diagnosed with HPV have Pap smears?

Yearly

What is the gold standard for HSV diagnosis?

culture

What term is used to describe painful intercourse?

dyspareunia

A group of students is reviewing class material on sexually transmitted infections in preparation for a test. The students demonstrate understanding of the material when they identify which cause of condylomata (warts)?

human papillomavirus

An anatomy professor is teaching a class of pre-nursing students about the female reproductive system. One student asks, "Where is the opening to the vagina?" The best answer the professor can give is:

in what is called the vestibule, which is located between the labia minora.

A nurse is conducting a routine well-check assessment on an 18-year-old female who is experiencing normal menstrual cycles. When the client questions the nurse concerning the menstrual process, the nurse can point out which hormone is primarily responsible for ovulation?

luteinizing hormone

The nurse is preparing an outline for a class on the physiology of the male sexual response. Which event would the nurse identify as occurring first?

penile vasodilation

The nurse is answering questions from a newborn's parents concerning a circumcision. Which structure will the nurse point out is removed during the procedure?

prepuce

When reviewing normal menstruation with an early adolescent, the nurse would teach that during the second half of a typical menstrual cycle, the endometrium of the uterus becomes:

thick and purple-hued, due to progesterone stimulation.