Hondros NUR 245 Final Exam Testbank Questions (300+) Answered Correctly – Expert Verified | Latest Version 2024/2025
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A 13-year-old girl is visiting the clinic for a sports physical examination. The nurse should remember to
include which of these tests in the examination?
a. Testing for occult blood
b. Valsalva maneuver
c. Internal palpation of the anus
d. Inspection of the perianal area - ANS: D
The periana...
Hondros NUR 245 Final Exam Testbank Questions (300+) Answered Correctly – Expert Verified | Latest Version 2024/ 2025 A 13 -year -old girl is visiting the clinic for a sports physical examination. The nurse should rememb er to include which of these tests in the examination? a. Testing for occult blood b. Valsalva maneuver c. Internal palpation of the anus d. Inspection of the perianal area - ✔✔ANS: D The perianal region of the school -aged child and adolescent should be inspected during the examination of the genitalia. Internal palpation is not routinely performed at this age. Testing for occult blood and performing the Valsalva maneuver are also not n ecessary. A 14 -year -old boy who has been diagnosed with Osgood -Schlatter disease reports painful swelling just below the knee for the past 5 months. Which response by the nurse is appropriate? a. If these symptoms persist, you may need arthroscopic surger y. b. You are experiencing degeneration of your knee, which may not resolve. c. Your disease is due to repeated stress on the patellar tendon. It is usually self -limited, and your symptoms should resolve with rest. d. Increasing your activity and performin g knee -strengthening exercises will help decrease the inflammation and maintain mobility in the knee. - ✔✔ANS: C Osgood -Schlatter disease is a painful swelling of the tibial tubercle just below the knee and most likely due to repeated stress on the patella r tendon. It is usually self -limited, occurring during rapid growth and most often in boys. The symptoms resolve with rest. The other responses are not appropriate. A 15 -year -old boy is seen in the clinic for complaints of dull pain and pulling in the scr otal area. On examination, the nurse palpates a soft, irregular mass posterior to and above the testis on the left. This mass collapses when the patient is supine and refills when he is upright. This description is consistent with: a. Epididymitis. b. Sper matocele. c. Testicular torsion. d. Varicocele. - ✔✔ANS: D A varicocele consists of dilated, tortuous varicose veins in the spermatic cord caused by incompetent valves within the vein. Symptoms include dull pain or a constant pulling or dragging feeling, o r the individual may be asymptomatic. When palpating the mass, the examiner will feel a soft, irregular mass posterior to and above the testis that collapses when the individual is supine and refills when the individual is upright. A 16 -year -old boy is br ought to the clinic for a problem that he refused to let his mother see. The nurse examines him, and finds that he has scrotal swelling on the left side. He had the mumps the previous week, and the nurse suspects that he has orchitis. Which of the followin g assessment findings support this diagnosis? Select all that apply. a. Swollen testis b. Mass that transilluminates c. Mass that does not transilluminate d. Scrotum that is nontender upon palpation e. Scrotum that is tender upon palpation f. Scrotal skin that is reddened - ✔✔ANS: A, C, E, F With orchitis, the testis is swollen, with a feeling of weight, and is tender or painful. The mass does not transilluminate, and the scrotal skin is reddened. Transillumination of a mass occurs with a hydrocele, not orc hitis. A 2-month -old uncircumcised infant has been brought to the clinic for a well -baby checkup. How would the nurse proceed with the genital examination? a. Eliciting the cremasteric reflex is recommended. b. The glans is assessed for redness or lesions . c. Retracting the foreskin should be avoided until the infant is 3 months old. d. Any dirt or smegma that has collected under the foreskin should be noted. - ✔✔ANS: C If uncircumcised, then the foreskin is normally tight during the first 3 months and should not be retracted because of the risk of tearing the membrane attaching the foreskin to the shaft. The other options are not correct. A 2-year -old boy has been diagn osed with physiologic cryptorchidism. Considering this diagnosis, during assessment the nurse will most likely observe: a. Testes that are hard and painful to palpation. b. Atrophic scrotum and a bilateral absence of the testis. c. Absence of the testis in the scrotum, but the testis can be milked down. d. Testes that migrate into the abdomen when the child squats or sits cross -legged. - ✔✔ANS: C Migratory testes (physiologic cryptorchidism) are common because of the strength of the cremasteric reflex and t he small mass of the prepubertal testes. The affected side has a normally developed scrotum and the testis can be milked down. The other responses are not correct. A 21 -year -old patient has a head injury resulting from trauma and is unconscious. There are no other injuries. During the assessment what would the nurse expect to find when testing the patients deep tendon reflexes? a. Reflexes will be normal. b. Reflexes cannot be elicited. c. All reflexes will be diminished but present. d. Some reflexes will be present, depending on the area of injury. - ✔✔ANS: A A reflex is a defense mechanism of the nervous system. It operates below the level of conscious control and permits a quick reaction to potentially painful or damaging situations. A 22 -year -old woman has been considering using oral contraceptives. As a part of her health history, the nurse should ask: a. Do you have a history of heart murmurs? b. Will you be in a monogamous relationship? c. Have you carefully thought this choice through? d. If you smo ke, how many cigarettes do you smoke per day? - ✔✔ANS: D Oral contraceptives, together with cigarette smoking, increase the risk for cardiovascular side effects. If cigarettes are used, then the nurse should assess the patients smoking history. The other q uestions are not appropriate. A 22 -year -old woman is being seen at the clinic for problems with vulvar pain, dysuria, and fever. On physical examination, the nurse notices clusters of small, shallow vesicles with surrounding erythema on the labia. Inguina l lymphadenopathy present is also present. The most likely cause of these lesions is: a. Pediculosis pubis. b. Contact dermatitis. c. HPV. d. Herpes simplex virus type 2. - ✔✔ANS: D Herpes simplex virus type 2 exhibits clusters of small, shallow vesicles with surrounding erythema that erupt on the genital areas. Inguinal lymphadenopathy is also present. The woman reports local pain, dysuria, and fever. A 25 -year -old woman comes to th e emergency department with a sudden fever of 38.3 C and abdominal pain. Upon examination, the nurse notices that she has rigid, boardlike lower abdominal musculature. When the nurse tries to perform a vaginal examination, the patient has severe pain when the uterus and cervix are moved. The nurse knows that these signs and symptoms are suggestive of: a. Endometriosis. b. Uterine fibroids. c. Ectopic pregnancy. d. Pelvic inflammatory disease. - ✔✔ANS: D These signs and symptoms are suggestive of acute pelvi c inflammatory disease, also known as acute salpingitis A 25 -year -old woman is in the clinic for her first prenatal visit. The nurse will prepare to obtain which laboratory screening test at this time? a. Urine toxicology b. Complete blood cell count c. Alpha -fetoprotein d. Carrier screening for cystic fibrosis - ✔✔ANS: B At the onset of pregnancy, a routine prenatal panel usually includes a complete blood cell count, serologic testing, rubella antibodies, hepatitis B screening, blood type and Rhesus facto r, and antibody screen. A clean -catch urine sample is collected for urinalysis to rule out cystitis. Urine toxicology, although beneficial for women if active substance abuse is suspected or known, is not routinely performed. In the second trimester, mater nal serum is analyzed for alpha -fetoprotein. Carrier screening for cystic fibrosis is offered to check whether a person carries the abnormal gene that causes cystic fibrosis but is not part of routine testing.
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