PP: RNSG 1538 SEXUALITY MASTERY
QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Reducing stressful life events may decrease the incidence of herpetic outbreaks. -
answer-a client is diagnosed with genital herpes, (herpes simplex virus type 2, or hsv-
2). The nurse should instruct the client that:
Should retain normal sexual drive and function. - answer-a right orchiectomy is
performed on a client with a testicular malignancy. The client expresses concerns
regarding his sexuality. The nurse should base the response on the knowledge that the
client:
Decreases the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives. - answer-the nurse should
caution sexually active female clients taking isoniazid (inh) that the drug:
Sexual drive and libido are unchanged. - answer-a client with testicular cancer is
scheduled for a right orchiectomy. The day before surgery, the client tells the nurse that
he is concerned about the effect that losing a testicle will have on his manhood. Which
information about orchiectomy should form the basis for the nurse's response?
Participating in psychotherapy - answer-a 39-year-old client tells the nurse that he
wants to undergo gender reassignment surgery because he feels trapped in his male
body. What is the priority intervention for this client?
Anti-hypertensives. - answer-the nurse is justified in assessing for sexual dysfunction
among male clients who are taking:
Dyspareunia. - answer-a 49-year-old woman has sought help from her primary care
provider because of "intimacy problems." upon questioning, the woman reveals that she
is experiencing sexual desire, but that intercourse causes significant pain. In the
absence of sexual activity, the woman states that she does not have any significant
vaginal discomfort. What would the clinician recognize that this client is most likely
experiencing?
Prepare the mother for a cesarean section - answer-the nurse is working in the labor
and child birth unit when a mother with active herpes simplex virus-type 2 (hsv-2)
appears in active labor. Which adjustment in the plan of care is anticipated?
Herpes infection - answer-the nurse is completing a sexual history on a client. The client
reports a history of having a sexually transmitted infection (sti) which lies dormant in the
body and can reoccur, but does not remember the name. Which sti matches the client's
description?
, The client's safety should be provided in a secure and private environment. - answer-a
client is being assessed for multiple lacerations resulting from an assault by an
unknown paid sexual partner. The nurse must recognize what as a priority for this
client?
Show the adolescent to a private examination room. - answer-an adolescent presents to
a community clinic for treatment of vulvar lesions associated with type 2 herpes simplex.
The nurse should:
Safe sexual practices. - answer-college freshman are participating in a study abroad
program. When teaching them about hepatitis b, the nurse should instruct the students
on the need for:
Transsexual. - answer-a client reports for a preoperative appointment in preparation for
surgery that will change the client's body from female to male. The client, who was born
biologically female, has expressed to the nurse and physician the wish to have been
born with the body of a man. What identity is the client demonstrating?
The nurse should explain that the client might have concerns about resuming sexual
activity, but is afraid to ask. - answer-two female nursing assistants approach a nurse
on a cardiac step-down unit to report that a client who they have cared for earlier in the
week, who experienced an acute myocardial infarction, made sexual comments to
them. What is the best guidance for the nurse to offer to the nursing assistants?
Take a mild analgesic if needed for menstrual pain. - answer-which instructions about
activities during menstruation would the nurse include when counseling an adolescent
who has just begun to menstruate?
Women with gonorrhea are usually asymptomatic. - answer-the nurse is developing a
community health education program about sexually transmitted infections. Which
information about women who acquire gonorrhea should be included?
"i can participate in sexual activity but might not experience orgasm." - answer-as a first
step in teaching a woman with a spinal cord injury and quadriplegia about her sexual
health, the nurse assesses her understanding of her current sexual functioning. Which
statement by the client indicates she understands her current ability?
"i should not get sexually aroused or have any nipple stimulation." - answer-the nurse
has discussed sexuality issues during the prenatal period with a primigravida who is at
32 weeks' gestation. She has had one episode of preterm labor. The nurse determines
that the client understands the instructions when she says:
Stis are most prevalent among teenagers and young adults. - answer-a school nurse is
teaching a class about sexually transmitted infections (stis). Which statement is correct
regarding stis?
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