HA Chapter 24

B. Do you ever miss your periods?

The nurse is taking a menstrual history. What would be an appropriate question to ask?

A. Do you have any history of cancer in your family?

B. Do you ever skip periods?

C. Do you use a barrier method during sexual activity?

D. How many sexual partners have you had?

D. Vestibule

The nurse is inspecting the urethra and the Skene glands. These are a part of what area?

A. Mons pubis

B. Vulva

C. Posterior fourchette

D. Vestibule

A. Cervical cancer

A Pap smear is recommended to screen for what condition?

A. Cervical cancer

B. Ovarian cancer

C. Endometrial cancer

D. Vaginal cancer

D. Heavier than usual menstrual periods

After completing a history on a 45-year-old patient, the nurse suspects the patient may have uterine fibroids. What information might have led the nurse to this conclusion?

A. History of STIs

B. History of multiple births

C. Vaginal discharge

D. Heavier than usual menstrual periods

C. The patient needs to use two forms of birth control or abstain from penile–vaginal intercourse 1 month before, during, and 1 month after taking this medication.

The practitioner has decided to place a patient on isotretinoin for acne problems. The nurse is preparing to counsel the patient. What is the most important information the nurse needs to tell the patient?

A. The patient needs to take the medication daily and avoid missing a dose.

B. The patient should not take this medication with antibiotics.

C. The patient needs to use two forms of birth control or abstain from penile–vaginal intercourse 1 month before, during, and 1 month after taking this medication.

D. The patient needs to take a weekly pregnancy test while on this medication.

B. Chlamydia trachomatis

Which of the following organisms is associated with salpingitis?

A. Trichinella spiralis

B. Chlamydia trachomatis

C. Candida albicans

D. Condyloma acuminatum

D. Semi-lithotomy

The nurse is preparing the patient for a genital examination. What position will the nurse assist the patient into for a comfortable genital examination?

A. Semi-Fowler

B. Prone with knees bent

C. Supine with knees bent

D. Semi-lithotomy

A. cardiovascular disease.

One of the guests at a health promotion fair asks the nurse, “What is the greatest killer of females?” The nurse knows by current evidence that it is

A. cardiovascular disease.

B. lung cancer.

C. breast cancer.

D. osteoporosis.

B. a blood test for glucose.

The nurse practitioner is assessing a patient with frequent candidiasis. The test that the nurse will order for this patient is

A. cultures for chlamydia.

B. a blood test for glucose.

C. a blood test for syphilis.

D. a vaginal ultrasound.

D. condyloma acuminatum infection.

Upon inspection, the nurse sees flesh-colored lesions surrounding the anal area. These lesions most likely indicate

A. hemorrhoids.

B. herpes simplex virus 2.

C. AIDS.

D. condyloma acuminatum infection.