The nurse will plan to provide teaching for a 67-year-old patient who has been diagnosed with orchitis about
a. pain management.
b. emergency surgical repair.
c. application of heat to the scrotum.
d. aspiration of fluid from the scrotal sac.
ANS: A
Orchitis is very painful, and effective pain management will be needed. Heat, aspiration, and surgery are not used to treat orchitis.
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