The nurse assessing a 47-year-old patient who is perimenopausal includes important topics, such as: Note: credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Vasomotor symptoms.
2. A decrease in vaginal lubrication.
3. Pregnancy not being an option.
4. Mood changes that occur.
5. An increase in the libido.
1,2,4
Rationale 1: Women need to know that vasomotor symptoms occur. It might be important to investigate other possible causes of the vasomotor symptoms.
Rationale 2: Women need to know that a decrease in vaginal lubrication occurs, and that water-soluble lubricants should be used.
Rationale 3: During the perimenopausal stage, pregnancy still can occur, so contraception should be used.
Rationale 4: Mood changes and irritability occur, and the woman might experience more forgetfulness.
Rationale 5: The libido tends to decrease as the woman enters menopause.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is caring for a newborn that weighed 7 lb 3 oz at birth. What action should the nurse take first based on this weight?
A) Plot the weight on a gestational age graph. B) Ask for a physician to examine the newborn. C) Draw additional blood work for cholesterol level. D) Turn off the radiant heat warmer for physical assessment.
The radiologist continues the discussion of pancreatic cancer with the nurse and explains that most pancreatic tumors develop from which tissue?
a. endocrine c. adrenal b. exocrine d. peritoneal
The RN's managing care consists of which responsibilities?
a. Initiating and completing nursing assessments d. Coordinating care for groups of clients b. Initiating discharge plans e. Evaluating staff performance c. Giving direct client care f. Supervising certified nursing assistants
A patient asks the nurse where nociceptors can be found. How should the nurse respond? One location in which nociceptors can be found is the:
a. skin. b. spinal cord. c. efferent pathways. d. hypothalamus.