The married couple tells the nurse they have been unsuccessful at achieving a pregnancy. What should be the nurse’s initial question when they ask if they should begin testing for infertility?

The nurse is assessing a postmenopausal woman for evidence of heart disease- Which factor contributes to the client’s increased risk for heart disease after menopause?

The female nurse is sitting across a table from the Latino male she has been educating about testicular self-examination. When the client successfully verbalizes the process, the nurse excitedly praises the client, leans over the table, and makes the “OK” sign with her thumb and forefinger. The client angrily gets up and abruptly leaves the room. What likely caused the client’s abrupt departure?

The client is informed that he will require a right orchiectomy as part of his treatment of testicular cancer. The client asks the nurse if he will be infertile after this procedure. Which response by the nurse is best?

The client asks the nurse how a woman can recognize when she is ovulating. Which should be the nurse’s response?

The nurse is obtaining a health history on the client with a possible left-sided varicocele. Which question is most important?

The nurse is reviewing content prepared by the student nurse, who is planning a presentation on risk reduction for developing ovarian cancer. Which statement should the nurse delete from the student’s prepared content?

The nurse is obtaining a hospital admission history for the client. Which statement should prompt the nurse to consider that the client has chronic prostatitis?

The female client has been diagnosed with genital warts. Which assessment findings should the nurse associate with genital warts?

The nurse is completing a health assessment of the female client with menorrhagia of unknown origin. Which serum laboratory result should the nurse carefully review?

The office nurse is caring for the client diagnosed with chlamydia and syphilis. Based on this diagnosis, which medication order would require the nurse’s immediate review with the prescribing HCP?

The nurse is teaching the client about metronidazole, which has been prescribed for treating trichomoniasis. Which client comment indicates the need for additional education?

The clinic nurse is reviewing the history of the client diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis (BV). Which identified disorder places the client at a higher risk of developing BV?

The client tells the nurse that she is considering breast reduction but wants to know if she could breastfeed in the future after this procedure. Which response by the nurse is correct?

The nurse is caring for the client who is angry about a new diagnosis of gonorrhea. The client informs the nurse, “I absolutely will not allow the release of this information to anyone.” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The HCP recommends tamoxifen for the female client because she is at high risk for developing breast cancer. The client asks the nurse to explain how this drug will help avoid developing breast cancer. Which information about tamoxifen should be the basis for the nurse’s response?

The client with newly diagnosed breast cancer asks the nurse to explain the advantages of a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). Which explanation should the nurse state to the client?

The client with waits in the labial area is being seen in the clinic. The client is tearful and states to the nurse, “I’m so embarrassed that I let this happen to me.” Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

The client, with known benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), telephones the clinic nurse with concerns of increased urinary frequency and urgency after having a cold that started a few days ago- Which question should the nurse immediately ask the client?

The nurse is providing information to the client diagnosed with genital herpes- Which is the priority information that the nurse should provide to the client?

The nurse is teaching the client and the family members about protection measures when the client, diagnosed with AIDS, returns home. Which instruction indicates that the nurse is unclear about the disease transmission?

The nurse is reviewing hospital admission orders for the client diagnosed with acute prostatitis- Which prescription should the nurse verify with the HCP?

The nurse overheats the client talking with her husband about her new diagnosis of stage 1 breast cancer. Which statement by the client indicates that she does not fully understood the diagnosis?

The client, who had been prescribed sildenafil 2 weeks ago for erectile dysfunction, calls the clinic to report that nothing happens, despite taking sildenafil orally and waiting for his erection to develop. Which fact should the nurse consider before responding to the client?

The otherwise healthy client who is menopausal tells. the nurse that she has been experiencing vaginal itching and burning and increased vaginal infections over the last 2 years. Which statement is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse is planning care for the client who had a TRAM (transrectus abdominis myocutaneous) flap breast reconstruction. Which actions should the nurse include?

A 15-year-old client’s mother asks the nurse why the I-ICP prescribed oral contraceptives (OCPs) for treating her daughter’s dysmenorrhea. Before responding to the mother, which fact about oral contraceptives should the nurse consider?

The nurse is asked to complete health education on testicular cancer. To obtain the maximal impact, the nurse should plan to present this education to which group?

A 17-year-old female receives treatment for primary amenorrhea caused by hyperthyroidism. Which finding during a clinic visit should indicate to the nurse that treatment for amenorrhea was effective?

A 21-year-old client starts crying during a clinic visit and says to the nurse, “I found a lump in my breast last night; I’m scared I might have cancer!” Which fact should the nurse consider when formulating a response to the client?

The 21-year-old who has been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) asks about changes she could make to help control her disease. Which statement is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse is caring for the client who is 24 hours post-TURP and is having painful bladder spasms. Which intervention should the nurse plan to implement?

The HCP writes orders for the client who is 24 hours postvulvectomy. Which order should the nurse question?

The nurse teaches the client with erectile dysfunction about the use of alprostadil via subcutaneous penile injection. Which statement indicates the client needs further teaching?

The HCP prescribed mifepristone for the 35-year-old female to treat a leiomyoma. Before the client begins the medication, which information is most important for the nurse to obtain?

The client asks the nurse if there is anything he could do to impregnate his wife because his sperm count is “only 40 million.” In responding to the client, which factor should the nurse consider?

The 45-year-old diagnosed with HIV presents to the clinic requesting to receive herpes zoster vaccine live. Which statement by the nurse is accurate concerning administration of zoster vaccine live to this client?

The nurse is discharging the client after an elective abortion by suction curettage. Which statement should the nurse include in the client’s discharge instructions?

A female client has an abdominal hysterectomy to remove a uterine fibroid. Which action should the nurse include when caring for the client postoperatively?

A 54-year-old client who is postmenopausal reports increasing episodes of urinary leakage. Which lifestyle practice is most important for the nurse to discuss with the client?

The client, admitted to a surgical unit following a TURF, has a C81 running. The nurse assesses the client’s urine and finds dark red urine containing several small clots. Which intervention should the nurse implement?