NR304/NR 304 FINAL EXAM 75 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS /A+ GRADE ASSURED
1. During the health history, a man tells you he has trouble in
starting his urine stream when he arrives at the toilet. This
symptom is known as:
a. Urgency.
b. Dribbling.
c. Frequency.
d. Hesitancy.
.....ANSWER.....d. Hesitancy.
2. A parent of three biologic daughters has a 10-year-old boy
the family adopted at age 2 years. The parent is learning about
raising boys and asks you the first physical sign of puberty in the
male genitalia:
a. Testes and scrotum begin to enlarge.
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b. Penis enlarges and lengthens.
c. Dark coarse hair grows over entire pubis.
d. Scrotal skin assumes same pigment as the abdomen and thighs.
.....ANSWER.....a. Testes and scrotum begin to enlarge.
3. During the health history, a 64-year-old man tells you he
"never has sex anymore." Check the following appropriate
follow-up questions you could use that are associated with
withdrawal from sex. Select all that apply.
a. "Have you been told about any side effects of your
medications?"
b. "Let's ask your provider for a blood test to detect decreased
sperm production."
c. "Would you say you have had feelings of depression in the
last few months?"
d. "How many alcohol drinks do you have each day?"
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e. "This is an expected outcome in aging men."
f. "Have you experienced the loss of your spouse or your
partner?"
.....ANSWER.....a. "Have you been told about any side effects of
your medications?"
c. "Would you say you have had feelings of depression in the
last few months?"
d. "How many alcohol drinks do you have each day?"
f. "Have you experienced the loss of your spouse or your
partner?"
4. A mother and father in the 7th month of their first pregnancy
ask you about the benefits of circumcising their expected baby
boy. Check all the facts you can share to help them with their
decision.
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a. In the United States, circumcising baby boys is a proven way
to prevent HIV transmission later in life.
b. Removal of the foreskin decreases the incidence of urinary
tract infections in very young infants.
c. Most surgical risks of infant circumcision are minor and
treatable.
d. In the United States, circumcision protects against acquiring
human papillomavirus and syphilis later in life. .....ANSWER.....b.
Removal of the foreskin decreases the incidence of urinary tract
infections in very young infants.
c. Most surgical risks of infant circumcision are minor and
treatable.
5. You perform a genital examination on a 48-year-old man
and note deeply pigmented wrinkled scrotal skin, with multiple,
yellowish, 1-cm, firm, nontender nodules. What would be your
next most appropriate action?