NR 509 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026 | Revision
Notes | A+ Verified
• Risk for Breast cancer -✓✓--*Age*
-family history of breast/ovarian CA
- inherited genetic mutations,
-personal history of breast cancer
- high levels of endogenous hormones
- breast tissue density
- proliferative lesions with atypia on breast biopsy, - duration of unopposed estrogen
exposure related to early menarche
-age of first full-term pregnancy
- late menopause.
- breastfeeding for less than 1 year,
- postmenopausal obesity
-cigarette smoking, alcohol ingestion,
- physical inactivity, and type of contraception.
• Characteristics of a breast cyst -✓✓Soft to firm, round, mobile, often tender.
• The best way to examine the lateral portion of the breast -✓✓-Have pt roll onto the
opposite hip
-place her hand on her forehead.
- keep shoulders pressed against the bed
-palpate in the axilla, moving in a straight line down to the bra line, then move the
fingers medially and palpate in a vertical strip up the chest to the clavicle. Continue in
vertical overlapping strips until you reach the nipple
• Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) -✓✓-Caused by overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria (often from
sex)
- Discharge: Gray or white, thin, homogenous, malodorous, coats the vaginal walls,
usually not profuse, may be minimal
- Fishy/musty genital odor
-Normal vulva and vaginal mucosa
-Scan saline wet mount for clue cells (epithelial cells with stippled borders); sniff for
fishy odor after applying KOH ("whiff test"); test the vaginal secretions for pH > 4.5
• Candidal Vaginitis -✓✓-Cause: Candida albicans, a yeast (normal overgrowth of
vaginal flora); many factors predispose, including antibiotic therapy
-Discharge: white and curdy, may be thin but usually thick, not as profuse as
trichomonal infection, not malodorous
- vaginal soreness, pruritus, pain on urination, dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
, -The vulva and surrounding skin are inflamed and sometimes swollen to a variable
extent; the vaginal mucosa is reddened, with white tenacious patches of discharge; the
mucosa may bleed when these patches are scraped off; in mild cases, the mucosa
looks normal
-Scan potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparation for the branching hyphae of Candida
• Trichomonal Vaginitis -✓✓-Trichomonas vaginalis, a protozoan; often but not always
acquired sexually
- Discharge:Yellowish green or gray, possibly frothy; often profuse and pooled in the
vaginal fornix; may be malodorous
-Pruritus (though not usually as severe as with Candida
infection); pain on urination (from skin inflammation or possibly urethritis); dyspareunia
-Vestibule and labia minora may be erythematous; the vaginal mucosa may be diffusely
reddened, with small red granular spots or petechiae in the posterior fornix; in mild
cases, the mucosa looks normal
- Scan saline wet mount for trichomonads
• Syphillis -✓✓This ulcerated papule with an indurated edge usually appears after 3 to 6
weeks of incubating infection from the spirochete Treponema pallidum. These lesions
may resemble a carcinoma or crusted cold sore. Similar primary lesions are common in
the pharynx, anus, and vagina but may escape detection since they are painless,
nonsuppurative, and usually heal spontaneously in 3 to 6 weeks. Wear gloves during
palpation since these chancres are infectious.
• s/s of epididymitis -✓✓Acute: swollen, and notably tender, making it difficult to
distinguish from the testis. The scrotum may be reddened and the vas deferens
inflamed.
Chronic: firm enlargement of the epididymis, which is sometimes tender, with thickening
or beading of the vas deferens.
• Genital Warts (Condylomata Acuminata) -✓✓-Single or multiple papules or plaques of
variable shapes; may be round, acuminate (pointed), or thin and slender. May be
raised, flat, or cauliflower-like (verrucous).
-Causative organism: HPV, usually subtypes 6, 11; carcinogenic subtypes rare,
approximately 5-10% of all anogenital warts. Incubation: weeks to months; infected
contact may have no visible warts.
-Can arise on penis, scrotum, groin, thighs, anus; usually asymptomatic, occasionally
cause itching and pain.
-May disappear without treatment.
• Risk for prostate CA -✓✓Age, ethnicity, and family history are the strongest risk
factors for prostate cancer.
• s/s prostatitis -✓✓-fever
-frequency, urgency, dysuria, incomplete voiding,
-sometimes low back pain
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026 | Revision
Notes | A+ Verified
• Risk for Breast cancer -✓✓--*Age*
-family history of breast/ovarian CA
- inherited genetic mutations,
-personal history of breast cancer
- high levels of endogenous hormones
- breast tissue density
- proliferative lesions with atypia on breast biopsy, - duration of unopposed estrogen
exposure related to early menarche
-age of first full-term pregnancy
- late menopause.
- breastfeeding for less than 1 year,
- postmenopausal obesity
-cigarette smoking, alcohol ingestion,
- physical inactivity, and type of contraception.
• Characteristics of a breast cyst -✓✓Soft to firm, round, mobile, often tender.
• The best way to examine the lateral portion of the breast -✓✓-Have pt roll onto the
opposite hip
-place her hand on her forehead.
- keep shoulders pressed against the bed
-palpate in the axilla, moving in a straight line down to the bra line, then move the
fingers medially and palpate in a vertical strip up the chest to the clavicle. Continue in
vertical overlapping strips until you reach the nipple
• Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) -✓✓-Caused by overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria (often from
sex)
- Discharge: Gray or white, thin, homogenous, malodorous, coats the vaginal walls,
usually not profuse, may be minimal
- Fishy/musty genital odor
-Normal vulva and vaginal mucosa
-Scan saline wet mount for clue cells (epithelial cells with stippled borders); sniff for
fishy odor after applying KOH ("whiff test"); test the vaginal secretions for pH > 4.5
• Candidal Vaginitis -✓✓-Cause: Candida albicans, a yeast (normal overgrowth of
vaginal flora); many factors predispose, including antibiotic therapy
-Discharge: white and curdy, may be thin but usually thick, not as profuse as
trichomonal infection, not malodorous
- vaginal soreness, pruritus, pain on urination, dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
, -The vulva and surrounding skin are inflamed and sometimes swollen to a variable
extent; the vaginal mucosa is reddened, with white tenacious patches of discharge; the
mucosa may bleed when these patches are scraped off; in mild cases, the mucosa
looks normal
-Scan potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparation for the branching hyphae of Candida
• Trichomonal Vaginitis -✓✓-Trichomonas vaginalis, a protozoan; often but not always
acquired sexually
- Discharge:Yellowish green or gray, possibly frothy; often profuse and pooled in the
vaginal fornix; may be malodorous
-Pruritus (though not usually as severe as with Candida
infection); pain on urination (from skin inflammation or possibly urethritis); dyspareunia
-Vestibule and labia minora may be erythematous; the vaginal mucosa may be diffusely
reddened, with small red granular spots or petechiae in the posterior fornix; in mild
cases, the mucosa looks normal
- Scan saline wet mount for trichomonads
• Syphillis -✓✓This ulcerated papule with an indurated edge usually appears after 3 to 6
weeks of incubating infection from the spirochete Treponema pallidum. These lesions
may resemble a carcinoma or crusted cold sore. Similar primary lesions are common in
the pharynx, anus, and vagina but may escape detection since they are painless,
nonsuppurative, and usually heal spontaneously in 3 to 6 weeks. Wear gloves during
palpation since these chancres are infectious.
• s/s of epididymitis -✓✓Acute: swollen, and notably tender, making it difficult to
distinguish from the testis. The scrotum may be reddened and the vas deferens
inflamed.
Chronic: firm enlargement of the epididymis, which is sometimes tender, with thickening
or beading of the vas deferens.
• Genital Warts (Condylomata Acuminata) -✓✓-Single or multiple papules or plaques of
variable shapes; may be round, acuminate (pointed), or thin and slender. May be
raised, flat, or cauliflower-like (verrucous).
-Causative organism: HPV, usually subtypes 6, 11; carcinogenic subtypes rare,
approximately 5-10% of all anogenital warts. Incubation: weeks to months; infected
contact may have no visible warts.
-Can arise on penis, scrotum, groin, thighs, anus; usually asymptomatic, occasionally
cause itching and pain.
-May disappear without treatment.
• Risk for prostate CA -✓✓Age, ethnicity, and family history are the strongest risk
factors for prostate cancer.
• s/s prostatitis -✓✓-fever
-frequency, urgency, dysuria, incomplete voiding,
-sometimes low back pain
