Practice Question
The nurse is teaching a client with endometriosis. What should the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Tissue from the lining of the uterus has implanted in areas outside the uterus.
Rationale:
💠 Endometriosis = ectopic endometrial glands/stroma at extrauterine sites (e.g., ovaries, peritoneum).
💠 Ectopic tissue responds to hormonal cycling, causing inflammation, bleeding, and adhesions.
💠 Typical manifestations: dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility.
💠 Diagnosis uses clinical features, imaging, and sometimes laparoscopy for confirmation/ablation.
💠 Management spans NSAIDs, combined hormonal therapy, progestins, GnRH analogs, or surgery.
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The nurse is providing preoperative education to a client at high risk for breast cancer who is scheduled for an incisional biopsy is being done instead of excisional biopsy. Which answer by the nurse is appropriate?
Answer Choices:
A. “An incisional biopsy is performed because it is known to be less painful and more accurate than other forms of testing.
B. “An incisional biopsy is performed to confirm a diagnosis and so that special studies can be done that will help determine the best treatment”
C. “An incisional biopsy is performed to assess the potential for recovery from a mastectomy.”
D. “An incisional biopsy is performed on clients who are younger than age 40 and who are otherwise healthy.”
The nurse is caring for a client who has just had a radical mastectomy and axillary node dissection. When providing teaching to the client, which is the most appropriate?
Answer Choices:
A. Avoid exercise of the arm for the next 2 months.
B. Avoid exercise of the arm for the next 2 months.
C. Avoid lifting objects heavier than 10 pounds.
D. Use a sling until healing is complete
The nurse is caring for a client with ovarian cancer. The client is to receive chemotherapy consisting of paclitaxel and carboplatin. For What adverse effect of this treatment should the nurse look out for?
Answer Choices:
A. Leukopenia
B. Metabolic acidosis
C. Hyperphosphatemia
D. Respiratory alkalosis
A nurse is preparing a presentation about contraception for a young adult community group. Which is the most effective means of contraception?
Answer Choices:
A. Intrauterine device (IUD)
B. Intervaginal contraceptive ring
C. Transdermal contraceptive patch
D. Male Condom
The nurse is planning an educational activity about cancer, which term describes a procedure in which cervical tissue removed because abnormal cells are detected?
Answer Choices:
A. Colporrhaphy
B. Cone biopsy
C. Cryotherapy
D. Perineorrhaphy
Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: General Exams
- Domain: Medical-surgical📚
- Answer Choices: 4