Male Reproductive Quiz Questions
This is 49-year-old man is admitted with penile cancer. The nurse would expect to find which manifestation related to this condition? Select all that apply
Wartlike growth on the penis, reddened lesions with plaques, ulcer on the glands under the prepuce foreskin
You are caring for a 21-year-old client who had a left orchiectomy for testicular cancer on the previous day. Which nursing activity will be best to delegate to an LPN/LVN?
Administering the ordered as needed oxycodone to the client
Which nursing action can best prevent infection from urinary retention catheter?
Cleansing around meatus routinely
The client had a Suprapubic prostatectomy. Which type of tube can the nurse expect the client to have when he returns to his room from the postanesthesia care unit?
Cystostomy
A client is admitted to hospital with a tentative diagnosis of urinary retention related to benign prosthetic hyperplasia. There is a secondary diagnosis of delirium related to urosepsis. The healthcare provider prescribes the insertion of indwelling urinary retention catheter. What nursing action is most important for this client safety?
Determine if any unsafe behavior pattern exist
Which is the most important for the nurse to do when providing care to a client who has had a transurethral resection of the prostate?
Ensure patency of the indwelling catheter
When you are developing the plan of care for a home health client who has been discharged after a radical prostatectomy, which activities will you delegate to the home health aide? Select all that apply
Helping the client to connect the catheter to like bag, assisting the client in ambulating for increasing distances, helping the client shower at least every other day
A 79-year-old who has just returned to the surgical unit following a TURP complains of acute bladder spasms. In which order will you perform the following prescribed actions?
Irrigate retention cath Administer Percocet Infuse LR over 2 hours Offer oral fluids daily
A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of benign prosthetic hyperplasia. Which information about this condition is important for the nurse to consider when caring for this client?
It predisposes to hydronephrosis
What are common tumor markers that confirm a diagnosis of testicular cancer? Select all that apply
Lactate dehydrogenase, alpa fetaproteins, beta human chorionic gonadotropin
Which groups of men are at a higher risk for prostate cancer? Select all that apply
Man with a first degree relative with prostate cancer, African-Americans
The day after a radical prostatectomy your client has blood clots in the urinary catheter and complains of bladder spasms. The client says that his right calf is sore and complains that he feels short of breath. What actually take first?
Measure oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry
A client to had a suprapubic prostatectomy returns from the postanesthesia care unit and accidentally pulled out the urethral catheter. What should the nurse do first?
Notify the healthcare provider
A nurses caring for a client with the diagnosis of cancer of the prostate. Which serum level should the nurse teach the client to have monitored to follow the course of the disease?
Prostate specific antigen
The client with cancer of the prostate request the urinal at frequent intervals but either does not void or voids in very small amounts. What does the nurse conclude is most likely the causative factor?
Retention
The nurses reviewing the lab results for a patient with metastasis of prostate cancer to the bone which elevated level does the nurse expect to see?
Serum alkaline phosphatase
What should the nurse due to obtain an accurate urine output for a client with a continuous bladder irrigation?
Subtract the volume of your date from the total drainage
A nurses caring for client with a continuous bladder irrigation. Which is most important nursing action?
Subtracting irrigant from output to determine urine volume
A nurse is caring for a client with an indwelling urinary catheter. What is the most important action for the nurse to implement when irrigating the bladder?
Use sterile equipment
Prostate specific antigen, PSA, is a glycoprotein produced a slowly by the prostate. After treatment for prostate cancer, what does an elevated PSA level indicate?
Recurrence of the prostate cancer
After a radical prostatectomy a client is ready to be discharged. What nursing action included in the discharge plan is best to delegate to an experienced LPN/LVN?
Reinforcing the clients need to check his temperature daily
You are assessing a long-term-care client with a history of benign prosthetic hyperplasia. Which information will require the most immediate action?
The bladder is palpable above the symphysis pubis and the client is restless
You are caring for a client who has just returned to the surgical unit after a TURP. Which assessment finding will require the most immediate action?
The catheter is draining bright red blood
You obtain the following assessment data about your client with continuous bladder irrigation after a transurethral resection of the prostate. Which information indicates most immediate need for nursing intervention?
The client complains of painful bladder spasms
A 67-year-old client with BPH has a new prescription for tamsulosin. Which statement about tamsulosin is most important to include one teaching this client?
You should avoid sitting up standing up too quickly.
The client has had a needle biopsy of the prostate gland using the transrectal approach. Which statement is most important to include in the client teaching plan?
You will need to call the doctor if you develop fever or chills
