University:
West Coast University
Course:
NURS 110 | Introduction to Professional Nursing
Academic year:

2021
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166

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1
Author:

lkalqie

Correct response: • • • Avoiding unprotected sexual intercourse Avoiding multiple sexual partners Avoiding IV drug use A perimenopausal woman informs the nurse that she is having irregular vaginal bleeding. What should the nurse encourage the patient to do? Correct response: See her gynecologist as soon as possible. A patient reports to the nurse that she has a sense of pelvic pressure and urinary problems such as incontinence, frequency, and urgency. The problem has gotten much worse since the birth of her third child. What does the nurse suspect the patient is experiencing? Correct response: A cystocele A patient is diagnosed with the most common type of uterine fibroid, an intramural fibroid. The nurse includes which information in teaching the patient about this type of fibroid? Correct response: It grows within the wall of the uterine muscle. A client who had intracavity radiation treatment for cervical cancer 1 month earlier reports small amounts of vaginal bleeding. This finding most likely represents: Correct response: an expected effect of the radiation therapy. Which is the main cause of anemia in a client with active uterine leiomyoma? Correct response: Menorrhagia When a female client reports a frothy, yellow-green vaginal discharge, the nurse suspects the client has a vaginal infection caused by which organism? Correct response: Trichomonas vaginalis Which STD seems to accelerate in HIV-positive clients? Correct response: Syphilis A client has undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingooopherectomy as treatment for endometrial cancer. When providing postoperative care to this client the nurse would be alert for signs and symptoms of which of the following? Correct response: Bladder dysfunction A client with vaginitis complains of itching and burning of the perineum. Which suggestion would be most appropriate to relieve the client's symptoms? Correct response: Take sitz baths frequently