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When performing a genital examination on a 25-year-old man,the nurse notices deeply pigmented,wrinkled scrotal skin with large sebaceous follicles.On the basis of this information,the nurse would:


A) Squeeze the glans to check for the presence of discharge.
B) Consider this finding as normal, and proceed with the examination.
C) Assess the testicles for the presence of masses or painless lumps.
D) Obtain a more detailed history, focusing on any scrotal abnormalities the patient has noticed.

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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.

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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.

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When the nurse is conducting sexual history from a male adolescent,which statement would be most appropriate to use at the beginning of the interview?


A) "Do you use condoms?"
B) "You don't masturbate, do you?"
C) "Have you had sex in the last 6 months?"
D) "Often adolescents your age have questions about sexual activity."

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The nurse is aware of which statement to be true regarding the incidence of testicular cancer?


A) Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged 30 to 50 years.
B) The early symptoms of testicular cancer are pain and induration.
C) Men with a history of cryptorchidism are at the greatest risk for the development of testicular cancer.
D) The cure rate for testicular cancer is low.

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A 16-year-old boy is brought 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 following 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

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The nurse knows that a common assessment finding in a boy younger than 2 years old is:


A) Inflamed and tender spermatic cord.
B) Presence of a hernia in the scrotum.
C) Penis that looks large in relation to the scrotum.
D) Presence of a hydrocele, or fluid in the scrotum.

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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.

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When performing a scrotal assessment,the nurse notices that the scrotal contents show a red glow with transillumination.On the basis of this finding the nurse would:


A) Assess the patient for the presence of a hernia.
B) Suspect the presence of serous fluid in the scrotum.
C) Consider this finding normal, and proceed with the examination.
D) Refer the patient for evaluation of a mass in the scrotum.

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A 55-year-old man is in the clinic for a yearly checkup.He is worried because his father died of prostate cancer.The nurse knows which tests should be performed at this time? Select all that apply.


A) Blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
B) Urinalysis
C) Transrectal ultrasound
D) Digital rectal examination (DRE)
E) Prostate biopsy

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A 45-year-old mother of two children is seen at the clinic for complaints of "losing my urine when I sneeze." The nurse documents that she is experiencing:


A) Urinary frequency.
B) Enuresis.
C) Stress incontinence.
D) Urge incontinence.

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An older man is concerned about his sexual performance.The nurse knows that in the absence of disease,a withdrawal from sexual activity later in life may be attributable to:


A) Side effects of medications.
B) Decreased libido with aging.
C) Decreased sperm production.
D) Decreased pleasure from sexual intercourse.

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When performing a genital assessment on a middle-aged man,the nurse notices multiple soft,moist,painless papules in the shape of cauliflower-like patches scattered across the shaft of the penis.These lesions are characteristic of:


A) Carcinoma.
B) Syphilitic chancres.
C) Genital herpes.
D) Genital warts.

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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

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A 15-year-old boy is seen in the clinic for complaints of "dull pain and pulling" in the scrotal 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) Spermatocele.
C) Testicular torsion.
D) Varicocele.

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The nurse is performing a genital examination on a male patient and notices urethral drainage.When collecting urethral discharge for microscopic examination and culture,the nurse should:


A) Ask the patient to urinate into a sterile cup.
B) Ask the patient to obtain a specimen of semen.
C) Insert a cotton-tipped applicator into the urethra.
D) Compress the glans between the examiner's thumb and forefinger, and collect any discharge.

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Which of these statements is true regarding the penis?


A) The urethral meatus is located on the ventral side of the penis.
B) The prepuce is the fold of foreskin covering the shaft of the penis.
C) The penis is made up of two cylindrical columns of erectile tissue.
D) The corpus spongiosum expands into a cone of erectile tissue called the glans.

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A 2-year-old boy has been diagnosed 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.

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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

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When performing a genitourinary assessment,the nurse notices that the urethral meatus is ventrally positioned.This finding is:


A) Called hypospadias.
B) A result of phimosis.
C) Probably due to a stricture.
D) Often associated with aging.

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