Which finding from the nurse's physical assessment of a 42-year-old male patient should be reported to the health care provider?
a. One testis hangs lower than the other.
b. Genital hair distribution is diamond shaped.
c. Clear discharge is present at the penile meatus.
d. Inguinal lymph nodes are nonpalpable bilaterally.
Question 2A woman calls the clinic because she is having an unusually heavy menstrual flow. She tells the nurse that she has saturated three tampons in the past 2 hours. The nurse estimates that the amount of blood loss over the past 2 hours is _____ mL.
a. 20 to 30
b. 30 to 40
c. 40 to 60
d. 60 to 90
Question 3The following patients call the outpatient clinic. Which phone call should the nurse return first?
a. A 44-year-old patient who has bloody discharge after a hysteroscopy earlier today
b. A 64-year-old patient who is experiencing shoulder pain after a laparoscopy yesterday
c. A 34-year-old patient who is short of breath after pelvic computed tomography (CT) with contrast
d. A 54-year-old patient who has severe breast tenderness following a needle aspiration breast biopsy
Question 4The nurse will plan to teach a 51-year-old man who is scheduled for an annual physical exam about a(n)
a. increased risk for testicular cancer.
b. possible changes in erectile function.
c. normal decreases in testosterone level.
d. prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing.
Question 5An 18-year-old female patient who has been admitted to the emergency department after a motor vehicle crash is scheduled for chest and abdominal x-rays.
Which information is most important to report to the health care provider before the x-rays are obtained?
a. Severity of abdominal pain
b. Positive result of hCG test
c. Blood pressure 172/88 mm Hg
d. Temperature 102.1 F (38.9 C)
Question 6A 49-year-old man who has type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and gastroesophageal reflux tells the nurse that he has had recent difficulty in achieving an erection.
Which of the following drugs from his current medications list may cause erectile dysfunction (ED)?
a. Ranitidine (Zantac)
b. Atorvastatin (Lipitor)
c. Propranolol (Inderal)
d. Metformin (Glucophage)
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