NURS 309 Quiz 6 Male Reproductive, CA Exam
A patient tells the nurse that he was diagnosed with benign prostatic hyper-
plasia. Based on this diagnosis, which symptom is the patient most likely to
report?
A. Pain in the scrotum
B. Trouble passing urine
C. Erectile dysfunction
D. Constipation: correct answer B. Trouble passing urine
2. The nurse teaches a patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia to follow
which instructions? SATA
A. Take diuretics
B. Avoid sexual intercourse
C. Avoid antihistamine
D. Avoid caffeine
E. Avoid drinking large amounts of fluid in a short time
F. Void when the urge occurs: correct answer C. Avoid antihistamine
D. Avoid caffeine
,E. Avoid drinking large amounts of fluid in a short time
F. Void when the urge occurs
3. The nurse is talking with an older patient who has benign prostatic hyper-
plasia. Which report by the patient requires emergent care?
A. "I leak and dribble urine."
B. "I have to get up at night to pee."
C. "I can't pass my urine today."
D. "I am passing dark yellow urine.": correct answer C. "I can't pass my urine
today."
4. The nurse is preparing to assess an obese patient who reports subjective
symptoms and urinary patterns associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Which technique does the nurse use to preform the physical assessment?
A. Instruct the patient to undress from the waist down, then inspect and
palpate the bladder
B. Have the patient drink several large glasses of water and percuss the
bladder
C. Apply gentle pressure to the bladder to elicit urgency, then instruct the
patient to void
D. Instruct the patient to void and then use the bedside ultrasound bladder
,scanner: correct answer D. Instruct the patient to void and then use the bedside
ultrasound bladder scanner
5. The nurse is interviewing a patient to determine the presence of lower
urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Which
questions would the nurse ask? SATA
, A. "Do you have difficulty starting and continuing urination?"
B. "Have you ever had a testicular infection?"
C. "Do you have reduced force and size of the urinary stream?"
D. "Have you noticed dribbling or leaking after urinating?"
E. "How many times do you have to get up during the night to urinate?"
F. "Have you noticed blood at the start or at the end of urinating?": correct
answer A. "Do you have difficulty starting and continuing urination?"
C. "Do you have reduced force and size of the urinary stream?"
D. "Have you noticed dribbling or leaking after urinating?"
E. "How many times do you have to get up during the night to urinate?"
F. "Have you noticed blood at the start or at the end of urinating?"
6. The advanced-practice nurse is preparing to examine a patient's prostate
gland. Before the exam, what does the nurse tell the patient?
A. He may feel the urge to defecate or faint as the prostate is palpated
B. He should lie supine with knees bent in a fully flexed position
C. The examination is very painful, but it only lasts a few seconds
D. The gland will be massaged to obtain a fluid sample for possible prostati-
tis: correct answer D. The gland will be massaged to obtain a fluid sample for
possible prostatitis
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