When conducting an initial assessment on a 65-year-old male patient, the nurse assesses a mass in the left testicle that on transillumination glows red. The nurse notes the presence of:
1. phimosis.
2. a hydrocele.
3. smegma.
4. a hematocele.
2
A hydrocele will glow red on transillumination, but a hematocele will not. Phimosis is a foreskin that will not retract over the glans and smegma is a cheese-like substance found under the foreskin.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1083
OBJ: 2 TOP: Health Assessment
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
# 12. The mother of a newborn with cryptorchidism asks if this condition will be permanent. The nurse's best response would be:
1. "Yes, but your child can develop normally with hormone replacement therapy."
2. "No, there are several medical and surgical remedies that can be done after your baby's first birthday."
3. "Yes, but the undescended testicle is still able to function in a normal manner."
4. "No, the process of sexual maturity will cause it to descend at puberty."
2
Partial or incomplete descent of the testicles may be resolved by medical or surgical imple-mentation. Medical implementation starts between the first and second years of life.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1079
OBJ: 6 TOP: Cryptorchidism
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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