Chapter 11: Assessing the Male Genitourinary System

NURSING HEALTH ASSESSMENT 3rd Edition By Dillon

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Chapter 11: Assessing the Male Genitourinary System

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   The nurse is preparing to conduct an assessment of the male genitourinary system. Which position should the nurse ask the patient to assume?

1) Prone
2) Supine
3) Standing
4) Sitting

 

 

____     2.   The nurse is preparing to conduct a male genitourinary assessment. Which approach is least likely to be used during this process?

1) Percussion
2) Palpation
3) Inspection
4) Auscultation

 

 

____     3.   Which is a primary function of the male genitourinary system?

1) Protecting the ova
2) Regulating estrogen production
3) Secreting insulin
4) Manufacturing sperm

 

 

____     4.   The nurse is assessing the genitourinary system for a premature infant. Which is an expected finding?

1) Descended testes
2) Scrotal edema
3) Ecchymosis
4) Few rugae

 

 

____     5.   The nurse is conducting a male genitourinary assessment. Which hormone often decreases after the age of 50 years?

1) Testosterone
2) Progesterone
3) Growth-stimulating hormone
4) Luteinizing hormone

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. ANS:  3

Chapter number and title: 11, Assessing the Male Genitourinary System

Chapter/learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 305

Integrated Processes:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive Level:  Knowledge (Remembering)

Concept: Male Reproduction, Assessment

Difficulty: Easy

  Feedback
1 A prone position is not commonly used during an assessment of the male reproductive system.
2 A supine position is not commonly used during an assessment of the male reproductive system.
3 The nurse will ask the patient to stand during an assessment of the male reproductive system.
4 A sitting position is not commonly used during an assessment of the male reproductive system.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Male Reproduction | Assessment

 

  1. ANS:  1

Chapter number and title: 11, Assessing the Male Genitourinary System

Chapter/learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 305

Integrated Processes:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive Level:  Comprehension (Understanding)

Concept: Male Reproduction

Difficulty: Easy

  Feedback
1 Percussion is not a physical assessment approach that is routinely used during the male genitourinary assessment.
2 Palpation is a physical assessment approach that is routinely used during the male genitourinary assessment.
3 Inspection is a physical assessment approach that is routinely used during the male genitourinary assessment.
4 Auscultation is a physical assessment approach that is routinely used during the male genitourinary assessment.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Male Reproduction

 

  1. ANS:  4

Chapter number and title: 11, Assessing the Male Genitourinary System

Chapter/learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 297

Integrated Processes:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive Level:  Knowledge (Remembering)

Concept: Male Reproduction

Difficulty: Easy

  Feedback
1 Protecting the ova is a primary function of the female genitourinary system.
2 Although the male genitourinary system does regulate male hormones, estrogen is not a primary male hormone.
3 Insulin is not secreted by the male genitourinary system.
4 Manufacturing sperm is a primary function of the male genitourinary system.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Male Reproduction

 

  1. ANS:  4

Chapter number and title: 11, Assessing the Male Genitourinary System

Chapter/learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 297

Integrated Processes:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive Level:  Comprehension (Understanding)

Concept: Male Reproduction, Development

Difficulty: Easy

  Feedback
1 The premature infant often has undescended testes.
2 Scrotal edema often occurs in breech-delivered infants, not premature infants.
3 Ecchymosis often occurs in a breech-delivered infant, not a premature infant.
4 The premature infant often has few rugae. This is an expected assessment finding.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Male Reproduction | Development

 

  1. ANS:  1

Chapter number and title: 11, Assessing the Male Genitourinary System

Chapter/learning objective: N/A

Chapter page reference: 299

Integrated Processes:  Nursing Process: Assessment

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Cognitive Level:  Comprehension (Understanding)

Concept: Male Reproduction

Difficulty: Easy

  Feedback
1 Testosterone is responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics and reproductive capacity. Reduction in testosterone levels occurs by the age of 50 years.
2 Progesterone and luteinizing hormone are female hormones.
3 Growth-stimulating hormone is not a hormone that decreases after the age of 50 years.
4 Progesterone and luteinizing hormone are female hormones.

 

 

PTS:     1          CON:   Male Reproduction

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