The nurse reviews teaching provided to a client recovering from prostate surgery. Which client ...

The nurse reviews teaching provided to a client recovering from prostate surgery. Which client statements indicate that teaching has been effective? (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. I can have sex in 3 weeks.
  2. I will be healed in 2 weeks.
  3. I should not drive for 2 weeks.
  4. I should take stool softeners as prescribed.
  5. I should drink up to 3 liters of fluid per day.

Question 2

The nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of teaching provided to a client with erectile dysfunction. Which comment made by the client should be addressed by the nurse?
 
  1. I do not want to upset my wife so I will share my concerns with you.
  2. I know there are surgical options if I cannot tolerate the pills.
  3. I am not embarrassed to tell you I am unable to have an erection.
  4. I know I need to take the sildenafil (Viagra) about an hour before having sex.

Question 3

The nurse is conducting a community education program on testicular cancer. What should the nurse include as early signs and symptoms of testicular cancer?
 
  1. Enlargement of the scrotum
  2. Severe pain in the groin
  3. Difficulty maintaining an erection
  4. A painless, hard nodule on a testicle

Question 4

A client with cryptorchidism is being seen at the infertility clinic. The nurse gives high priority to including which instruction?
 
  1. Advising the client to seek the assistance of a sex counselor
  2. Teaching testicular self-exam (TSE) due to risk for testicular cancer
  3. Avoiding the use of scrotal support devices
  4. Avoiding strenuous activity

Question 5

The client with epididymitis is prescribed antibiotics. What should the nurse instruct the client at this time?
 
  1. Use ice packs on your scrotum and wear scrotal support.
  2. Take the antibiotics until the swelling subsides.
  3. Take warm sitz baths three to four times a day.
  4. You may resume sexual activity after forty-eight hours.

Question 6

When caring for the client who has had a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), the nurse should assess the client frequently for which complication?
 
  1. Hypertension and bradycardia
  2. Bright red blood and large clots in the urine
  3. Large amounts of dilute, light pink urine
  4. Increased hemoglobin and hematocrit

Question 7

When caring for a client who has had a prostatectomy, discharge teaching by the nurse should include:
 
  1. restriction of fluids to reduce incontinence.
  2. use of a condom catheter for incontinence.
  3. kegel exercises and bladder training for incontinence.
  4. provide a list of absorbent products for urinary incontinence.

Question 8

A 38-year-old male client tells the nurse that he is afraid that he is sterile. Which client statement helps the nurse determine that the client is sterile and not infertile?
 
  1. I have had unprotected sex with my wife for eight months and she has not conceived.
  2. I was treated for a sexually transmitted disease a few years ago.
  3. I only have one orgasm while having intercourse.
  4. I have had unprotected sex for the past ten years with my wife who has a child from a previous marriage.