NSG6020: WOMEN'S HEALTH: TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
1) Menopause is diagnosed in a woman who has experienced amenorrhea for: --
Answer ✔✔ 12 months
2) To palpate the uterus during a bimanual exam, the examiner would lubricate the
index and middle fingers of one hand and insert them into the vagina. The other
hand would be placed on the abdomen: -- Answer ✔✔ about midway between
the umbilicus and symphysis pubis while elevating the cervix and uterus with the
other hand
3) When performing the bimanual vaginal exam, a nodule on the anterior uterine
surface could suggest a (an): -- Answer ✔✔ myoma
4) When performing a bimanual vaginal exam, a smooth and rather compressible
non-tender lesion is palpated over the right ovary. This finding is most consistent
with: -- Answer ✔✔ an ovarian cyst
, 5) Causes of post menopausal bleeding typically include all of the following except: -
- Answer ✔✔ atrophic vaginitis
6) Urethritis in a female patient may arise from all of the following organisms except:
-- Answer ✔✔ Campylobacter
7) The shiny, pink area located around the cervical os is known as: -- Answer ✔✔
squamous epithelium
8) When discussing the female anatomy, the introitus is also known as the: --
Answer ✔✔ vaginal opening
9) Chronic pelvic pain may be secondary to all of the above except: -- Answer ✔✔
peptic ulcer disease
10) To palpate an indirect inguinal hernia in a woman, have her stand and palpate in
the labia majora and: -- Answer ✔✔ palpate upward to just lateral to the public
tubercles
11) 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: -- Answer ✔✔
the peau d'orange sign
12) When performing a bimanual vaginal exam, a solid, nodular-like lesion is palpated
over the right ovary. This finding is most consistent with: -- Answer ✔✔ an
ovarian tumor
13) The first sign of puberty in females is: -- Answer ✔✔ appearance of breast buds
ANSWERS
1) Menopause is diagnosed in a woman who has experienced amenorrhea for: --
Answer ✔✔ 12 months
2) To palpate the uterus during a bimanual exam, the examiner would lubricate the
index and middle fingers of one hand and insert them into the vagina. The other
hand would be placed on the abdomen: -- Answer ✔✔ about midway between
the umbilicus and symphysis pubis while elevating the cervix and uterus with the
other hand
3) When performing the bimanual vaginal exam, a nodule on the anterior uterine
surface could suggest a (an): -- Answer ✔✔ myoma
4) When performing a bimanual vaginal exam, a smooth and rather compressible
non-tender lesion is palpated over the right ovary. This finding is most consistent
with: -- Answer ✔✔ an ovarian cyst
, 5) Causes of post menopausal bleeding typically include all of the following except: -
- Answer ✔✔ atrophic vaginitis
6) Urethritis in a female patient may arise from all of the following organisms except:
-- Answer ✔✔ Campylobacter
7) The shiny, pink area located around the cervical os is known as: -- Answer ✔✔
squamous epithelium
8) When discussing the female anatomy, the introitus is also known as the: --
Answer ✔✔ vaginal opening
9) Chronic pelvic pain may be secondary to all of the above except: -- Answer ✔✔
peptic ulcer disease
10) To palpate an indirect inguinal hernia in a woman, have her stand and palpate in
the labia majora and: -- Answer ✔✔ palpate upward to just lateral to the public
tubercles
11) 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: -- Answer ✔✔
the peau d'orange sign
12) When performing a bimanual vaginal exam, a solid, nodular-like lesion is palpated
over the right ovary. This finding is most consistent with: -- Answer ✔✔ an
ovarian tumor
13) The first sign of puberty in females is: -- Answer ✔✔ appearance of breast buds
