HEALTH ASSESSMENT : WALDEN UNIVERSITY
NURS 6512
Week 10
Question 1
A young, sexually active woman comes to the urgent care clinic complaining
of suprapubic abdominal pain. She is afebrile with rebound tenderness to the
right side. There is no dysuria; there is no vaginal discharge or odor. A pelvic
examination is done. She has pain with cervical motion, and you palpate a
painful mass over the left adnexal area. Your prioritized action is to:
The presenting symptoms of a tubal pregnancy are a surgical emergency.
The only diagnostic test should be a pregnancy test.
Question 2
Inspection of the breasts usually begins with the patient in which position?
Inspection begins with the patient in a sitting position with arms hanging
loosely at the sides.
Question 3
When you enter the examination room of a patient who is scheduled for a
pelvic examination, you note that she seems very anxious. You should:
Most women do not have marked anxiety about a pelvic examination. If
your patient does, you will need to find out why she is anxious before
proceeding with the examination.
Question 4
Documentation of a breast mass location is:
Documenting a breast mass is described according to clock positions and
distance from the nipple, or according to quadrants of the breast. An
illustration should appear in the medical record as well.
Question 5