Chapter 42
Promptly report the situation to the RN or physician and document the patient's chart
A 38-year-old patient had a reduction mammaplasty four days ago. When changing her dressing the home care nurse notes redness swelling and some thick yellow drainage escaping from areas of the incision line around her nipple. Which of the following nursing inventions is appropriate
I am glad that barrier methods are hundred percent effective
A nurse is teaching to patient about use of a condom with spermicide for contraception. Which statement by the patient indicates the need for further teaching?
Amenorrhea
Absence of menstrual periods for six months or three previous cycle lengths once cycles have been established
Cystocele
Bladder sags into vaginal space
Anteversion
Forward turning
Cryotherapy
Freezing of tissue
Douching can wash away evidence of the pathogen, making diagnosis difficult
How will a douche effective vaginal examination to determine the type of pathogen present?
Hormonal therapy
If patient with breast cancer is being tamoxifen citrate,which deprives cancer cells of the estrogen that makes them grow. This is an example of which motive therapy?
Hypomenorrhea
Less than expected amount of menstrual bleeding
Polymenorrhea
Menses more often than every 21 days
Imperforate
Not having expected opening
Dyspareunia
Painful intercourse
Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstruation
Menorrhagia
Passing more than 80ml of blood per menses
Rectocele
Rectum sags into the vagina
Oophorectomy
Removal of the ovaries
Mastopexy
Surgery to change the position of the breast
Reduction mammoplasty
Surgery to decrease the size of the breast
Augumentation mammoplasty
Surgery to increase the size of the breast
Reconstructive mammoplasty
Surgery to rebuild a breast after mastectomy
Mastectomy
Surgery to remove a breast
Colporrhaphy
Surgical repair of a part of the vagina
Agenesis
Undeveloped
Multiple sexual partners
Which of the following is a known risk factor for cervical cancer?
High-fat diet
Which of the following is a risk factor for development of breast cancer?
Smoking, drinking coffee, avoiding exercise before menses
Which of the following lifestyle habits are most likely to increase premenstrual syndrome symptoms?
Raising the affected arm above the heart on pillows
Which of the following nursing interventions will help prevent swelling after a radical mastectomy with lymph node removal?
