The nurse is teaching a male client who is curious about the functioning of the male reproductive tract. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the client states:
1. My prostate gland stores my sperm.
2. The function of seminal fluid is to nourish my sperm.
3. My hormones are formed in the prostate gland.
4. Erection occurs as a result of stimulation of the central nervous system.
Question 2The client asks the nurse why his testes are contracted at times and not at others. The nurse should explain to the client that:
1. the testes will contract close to the body when exposed to cold.
2. the testes contract when the parasympathetic system is triggered.
3. the testes will relax in response to increased blood levels of androgen.
4. the testes contract during ejaculation.
Question 3A mother tells the nurse that her 12-year-old daughter is beginning to develop sex characteristics and asks the nurse why that happens. The nurse should reply that:
1. the uterus produces androgens that stimulate secondary sex characteristics.
2. the ovaries produces estrogens that control the development of secondary sex characteristics.
3. the adrenal glands stimulate the production of secondary sex characteristics.
4. estrogen ensures skin integrity
Question 4The nurse is caring for a client recovering from lithotripsy for renal calculi. What should the nurse include when documenting about this client's care? (Select all that apply.)
1. Urine output
2. Stones passed
3. Pain assessment
4. Teaching provided
5. Time of the procedure
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