Which condition of the female reproductive system generally requires the identification and treatment of sexual partners?

A urine culture has been ordered for a male client. The nurse instructs the client to:

When performing a physical assessment, the nurse discovers a client’s urinary drainage bag lying next to him. Based on this finding, the nurse identifies which priority nursing diagnosis?

A client is diagnosed with cystitis. The nurse provides teaching aimed at preventing a recurrence. Which instruction does the nurse provide to the client?

A client is receiving a radiation implant for the treatment of bladder cancer. Which intervention is appropriate?

A client is complaining of severe flank and abdominal pain. A flat plate of the abdomen shows urolithiasis. Which intervention is important?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions for a client treated for acute pyelonephritis. What is the most important information for the nurse to include?

A client admitted for acute pyelonephritis is about to start antibiotic therapy. Which symptom would the nurse expect this client to present?

The nurse is aware that the highest risk for developing a postoperative wound infection exists with a client who has experienced which of the following?

The physician tells a client who underwent an orchiectomy for testicular cancer that a persistent elevation in alpha-fetoprotein level remains. The nurse is aware that this finding is consistent with which statement?

The nurse is providing information to a client taking metronidazole (Flagyl). What is the most important information for the nurse to include?

Hydrocodone with acetaminophen has been prescribed for a client with metastatic prostate cancer. Which of the following is an adverse effect of the medication that the nurse should instruct the client to report?

The nurse is instructing a client with vulvovaginal candidiasis on the use of the prescribed Nystatin vaginal tablets. Which of the following statements indicates that the client needs additional teaching?

Which statement should be included when teaching a client newly diagnosed with testicular cancer?

The nurse is teaching a client about penile hygiene. What is the most important information for the nurse to include?

A client newly diagnosed with genital herpes is crying and wringing her hands as the nurse approaches her. Which nursing diagnosis is the most appropriate to this situation?

Two days after a transrectal biopsy of the prostate, a client calls the clinic to report that his stool is streaked with blood. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

A nurse is caring for clients who have a history of genital herpes infection. Which client is most at risk for an outbreak of genital herpes?

Which instruction should be given to a female client newly diagnosed with genital herpes?

Which statement by a client scheduled for a vasectomy indicates he needs further teaching about the procedure?

A client is describing how she palpates her breasts for breast selfexamination. Which statement indicates the need for further teaching?

Which discharge instruction should be given to a client after a prostatectomy?

The nurse is providing instruction about skin care at the stoma site for a client with an ileal conduit. What is the most important information for the nurse to provide?

The nurse is planning care for a client having hysterosalpingography. What is the most important nursing intervention for the nurse to provide?

Which area of client teaching should be stressed when the goal is preventing the development of phimosis in a 20-year-old uncircumcised client?

The nurse is assessing a client who has undergone a radical cystectomy and ileal conduit for the treatment of bladder cancer. The nurse is aware that immediate intervention is necessary when the client presents with which finding?

During a routine physical examination, a firm mass is palpated in the right breast of a 35-year-old female client. Which finding or client history would suggest cancer of the breast as opposed to fibrocystic disease?

A 36-year-old client who has never had mumps or a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) immunization reports that he was just notified that an 8-yearold child of a family with whom he stayed recently has been diagnosed with mumps. Which treatment should the client receive?

A client with pneumonia is transferred to the intensive care unit for mechanical ventilation. His blood pressure is 70/40 mm Hg, his heart rate is 115 beats/minute, and his respiratory rate is 32 breaths/minute with accessory muscle use. I.V.s are infusing at 150 ml/hour. Urine output is 50 ml for the past 4 hours. This client is most at risk for which of the following?

After a biopsy of the prostate, which symptom should a nurse instruct a client to report?