NSG6020 – Women’s Health Practice Exam with Complete Questions and
Answers
A 35-year-old female presents with complaints of swelling of her right breast. Findings reveal
edema of the lower portion of her right breast.. The skin appears thickened with enlarged
pores. This condition is consistent with: - ✔✔✔-the peau d'orange sign
A 45-year-old female presents to the nurse practitioner with complaints of postcoital bleeding
(greater than spotting) unrelated to the menstrual cycle. What is the most likely cause? - ✔✔✔-
Cervical cancer
A female patient has a history of a retroverted uterus. This condition refers to: - ✔✔✔-a tilting
backward of the uterus and cervix
A female patient presents with a gray, thin, malodorous (fishy) vaginal discharge these
symptoms are most consistent with: - ✔✔✔-Bacterial vaginosis
A female patient presents with a profuse, yellowish, green vaginal discharge that is malodorous.
This vaginal discharge is most consistent with: - ✔✔✔-Trichomonal vaginitis
A female patient presents with a white and curd-like thin vaginal discharge. This discharge is
most consistent with: - ✔✔✔-candidal vaginitis
A gynecological infection characterized by itching, burning, and a vaginal discharge that is
typically cheesy in texture and white in color is: - ✔✔✔-yeast infection
A moman complains of infrequent menses with intervals great than 35 days. This condition is
termed: - ✔✔✔-oligomenorrhea
A twenty-year-old female complains of a milky discharge bilaterally from her breasts. This
suggests: - ✔✔✔-Pregnancy or elevated prolactin level
, NSG6020 – Women’s Health Practice Exam with Complete Questions and
Answers
A woman complains of experiencing uterine bleeding between expected menstrual cycles. This
condition is termed: - ✔✔✔-metrorrhagia
A woman complains of infrequent menses with intervals greater than 35 days. This condition is
termed: - ✔✔✔-oligomenorrhea
An ulcerated vulvar lesion in an elderly woman may indicate: - ✔✔✔-Vluvar cancer
Causes of post menopausal bleeding typically include all of the following except: - ✔✔✔-
atrophic vaginitis
Chronic pelvic pain may be secondary to all of the above except: - ✔✔✔-peptic ulcer disease
Daughters of women who took Diethylstilbestrol (DES) during pregnancy are at a high risk for
developing all of the following abnormalities except: - ✔✔✔-a slit-like cervical os
During a speculum exam of the cervix the speculum is maintained in an open position by: -
✔✔✔-gently tightening the thumb screw on the speculum.
During examination of the vagina, a bulge in the upper two-thirds o the anterior vaginal wall is
noted. This symptom is most consistent with a: - ✔✔✔-cystocele
Examination of a female patient's right breast reveals a retraction of the nipple and areola. This
finding is consistent with: - ✔✔✔-Breast cancer
if performed correctly and in a timely fashion, which one of the following is most definitive for
the diagnosis of breast cancer? - ✔✔✔-Breast tissue sample
Answers
A 35-year-old female presents with complaints of swelling of her right breast. Findings reveal
edema of the lower portion of her right breast.. The skin appears thickened with enlarged
pores. This condition is consistent with: - ✔✔✔-the peau d'orange sign
A 45-year-old female presents to the nurse practitioner with complaints of postcoital bleeding
(greater than spotting) unrelated to the menstrual cycle. What is the most likely cause? - ✔✔✔-
Cervical cancer
A female patient has a history of a retroverted uterus. This condition refers to: - ✔✔✔-a tilting
backward of the uterus and cervix
A female patient presents with a gray, thin, malodorous (fishy) vaginal discharge these
symptoms are most consistent with: - ✔✔✔-Bacterial vaginosis
A female patient presents with a profuse, yellowish, green vaginal discharge that is malodorous.
This vaginal discharge is most consistent with: - ✔✔✔-Trichomonal vaginitis
A female patient presents with a white and curd-like thin vaginal discharge. This discharge is
most consistent with: - ✔✔✔-candidal vaginitis
A gynecological infection characterized by itching, burning, and a vaginal discharge that is
typically cheesy in texture and white in color is: - ✔✔✔-yeast infection
A moman complains of infrequent menses with intervals great than 35 days. This condition is
termed: - ✔✔✔-oligomenorrhea
A twenty-year-old female complains of a milky discharge bilaterally from her breasts. This
suggests: - ✔✔✔-Pregnancy or elevated prolactin level
, NSG6020 – Women’s Health Practice Exam with Complete Questions and
Answers
A woman complains of experiencing uterine bleeding between expected menstrual cycles. This
condition is termed: - ✔✔✔-metrorrhagia
A woman complains of infrequent menses with intervals greater than 35 days. This condition is
termed: - ✔✔✔-oligomenorrhea
An ulcerated vulvar lesion in an elderly woman may indicate: - ✔✔✔-Vluvar cancer
Causes of post menopausal bleeding typically include all of the following except: - ✔✔✔-
atrophic vaginitis
Chronic pelvic pain may be secondary to all of the above except: - ✔✔✔-peptic ulcer disease
Daughters of women who took Diethylstilbestrol (DES) during pregnancy are at a high risk for
developing all of the following abnormalities except: - ✔✔✔-a slit-like cervical os
During a speculum exam of the cervix the speculum is maintained in an open position by: -
✔✔✔-gently tightening the thumb screw on the speculum.
During examination of the vagina, a bulge in the upper two-thirds o the anterior vaginal wall is
noted. This symptom is most consistent with a: - ✔✔✔-cystocele
Examination of a female patient's right breast reveals a retraction of the nipple and areola. This
finding is consistent with: - ✔✔✔-Breast cancer
if performed correctly and in a timely fashion, which one of the following is most definitive for
the diagnosis of breast cancer? - ✔✔✔-Breast tissue sample
