Term
| Tanner's Sexual Maturity Ratings |
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Definition
| secondary sex characteristic development staged 1 (small/bald) to 5 (enlarged/pubic hair) |
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| How to obtain a urine sample from someone with and someone without a Foley. |
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Definition
Foley: sampling port
uncatheterized: clean catch (pee a little, stop, pee in the cup, stop, finish peeing) |
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Term
| Subjective symptoms Male GU |
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Definition
| urgency, nocturia, dysuria, & hesitancy |
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Term
| Instead of "are you...?" type questions, when asking about puberty, the RN should use... |
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Definition
| ..."young men/women your age often experience..." type phrases |
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Term
| Common sexual consideration with aging women |
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Definition
| dryness & pain w/ intercourse |
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Term
| The RN discovers a scrotal mass during a GU assessment of his pt, the next steps and rationale therefore are... |
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Definition
| ...to listen for bowel sounds over the mass, if they're present, it's likely a hernia; have pt stand and bear down, note bulging (bulging is further evidence of hernia) |
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Definition
| use speculum (lubricant, etc) to visualize cervix |
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Term
Place the following tests in the order they should be done/taken:
Acetic acid wash (for HPV)
whiff test
pH test
PAP smear |
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Definition
Pap smear
pH & whiff can be done interchangeably
Acetic Acid wash |
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Term
| Sample locations for Cervical Smears/cultures |
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Definition
vaginal pool
cervix surface
endocervical (inside the os) |
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Term
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Definition
an STI which is often asymptomatic, and therefore can be spread without knowledge of its existence
can cause genital warts |
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Term
| age HPV vaccine series can start |
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Definition
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Term
| Ovaries (should/should not) be palpable |
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Definition
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| True or False: after conducting a digital rectal exam the glove(s) worn should be disposed of immediately, and proper hand hygiene should be observed. |
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Definition
| False, the feces left on the glove are to be used for the occult blood test, and thus must not be discarded |
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Term
| Education: Testicular Self Exam |
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Definition
TSE:
Timing: monthly
Shower
Examine: report any changes |
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Term
| Male GU Developmental Assessment considerations |
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Definition
DO NOT pull back foreskin during assessment
Hydrocele: fluid-filled sac in scrotum is common (transilluminate to determine malignancy--translucent is benign) |
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Term
| New mother is worried about vaginal discharge, and clitoral/vaginal enlargement in her newborn, the RN... |
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Definition
| ...assures her this is common, benign, and results from the maternal estrogen effect) |
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Term
| Adolescent Female GU considerations |
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Definition
make sure it's Private, Easy, and Gentle
Contraceptives: smoking increases risk for vascular disease
Chadwick & Hegar Signs: blue/purple & soft uterus |
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Term
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Definition
eventual decrease in estrogen production for all women
causes thinning of uterus, and pale epithelium |
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Term
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Definition
| twisted spermatic cord; medical emergency |
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Term
| Most STI's are (symptomatic/asymptomatic), and this is significant because... |
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Definition
| (asymptomatic)...pt may be unaware, won't get treated, may spread it unknowingly |
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Term
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Definition
| Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV2) infection |
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Term
| Gential carcinoma (signs) |
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Definition
| bright red lesions, swelling of surrounding area, serosanguinous discharge, etc. |
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Term
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Definition
| anaerobic, flagellated, parasitic protozoan--> genital pathogen |
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