During a genital examination, the nurse notices that a male patient has clusters of small vesicles ...

During a genital examination, the nurse notices that a male patient has clusters of small vesicles on the glans, surrounded by erythema. The nurse recognizes that these lesions are:
 
  a. Peyronie disease.
  b. Genital warts.
  c. Genital herpes.
  d. Syphilitic cancer.

Question 2

During a health history, a patient tells the nurse that he has trouble in starting his urine stream. This problem is known as:
 
  a. Urgency.
  b. Dribbling.
  c. Frequency.
  d. Hesitancy.

Question 3

During an examination, the nurse notices that a male patient has a red, round, superficial ulcer with a yellowish serous discharge on his penis. On palpation, the nurse finds a nontender base that feels like a small button between the thumb and fingers.
 
  At this point the nurse suspects that this patient has:
  a.
  Genital warts.
  b.
  Herpes infection.
  c.
  Syphilitic chancre.
  d.
  Carcinoma lesion.

Question 4

The nurse is providing patient teaching about an erectile dysfunction drug. One of the drug's potential side effects is prolonged, painful erection of the penis without sexual stimulation, which is known as:
 
  a. Orchitis.
  b. Stricture.
  c. Phimosis.
  d. Priapism.

Question 5

The nurse is performing a genitourinary assessment on a 50-year-old obese male laborer. On examination, the nurse notices a painless round swelling close to the pubis in the area of the internal inguinal ring that is easily reduced
 
  when the individual is supine. These findings are most consistent with a(n) ______ hernia.
  a.
  Scrotal
  b.
  Femoral
  c.
  Direct inguinal
  d.
  Indirect inguinal

Question 6

A 55-year-old man is experiencing severe pain of sudden onset in the scrotal area. It is somewhat relieved by elevation. On examination the nurse notices an enlarged, red scrotum that is very tender to palpation.
 
  Distinguishing the epididymis from the testis is difficult, and the scrotal skin is thick and edematous. This description is consistent with which of these?
  a.
  Varicocele
  b.
  Epididymitis
  c.
  Spermatocele
  d.
  Testicular torsion

Question 7

The nurse is inspecting the scrotum and testes of a 43-year-old man. Which finding would require additional follow-up and evaluation?
 
  a. Skin on the scrotum is taut.
  b. Left testicle hangs lower than the right testicle.
  c. Scrotal skin has yellowish 1-cm nodules that are firm and nontender.
  d. Testes move closer to the body in response to cold temperatures.

Question 8

When the nurse is performing a testicular examination on a 25-year-old man, which finding is considered normal?
 
  a. Nontender subcutaneous plaques
  b. Scrotal area that is dry, scaly, and nodular
  c. Testes that feel oval and movable and are slightly sensitive to compression
  d. Single, hard, circumscribed, movable mass, less than 1 cm under the surface of the testes