When looking at the medical record of a patient with prostatitis, the nurse would expect the digital rectal examination to reveal:
A) a hard, enlarged nontender prostate.
B) a firm prostate with nodules.
C) an enlarged, boggy, tender prostate.
D) a firm prostate protruding into rectum.
C) an enlarged, boggy, tender prostate.
Explanation: A) Diagnosis of prostatitis includes a digital rectal examination (DRE), during which the clinician palpates the prostate through the rectum. An enlarged, boggy, tender prostate is an expected finding.
B) Diagnosis of prostatitis includes a digital rectal examination (DRE), during which the clinician palpates the prostate through the rectum. An enlarged, boggy, tender prostate is an expected finding.
C) Diagnosis of prostatitis includes a digital rectal examination (DRE), during which the clinician palpates the prostate through the rectum. An enlarged, boggy, tender prostate is an expected finding.
D) Diagnosis of prostatitis includes a digital rectal examination (DRE), during which the clinician palpates the prostate through the rectum. An enlarged, boggy, tender prostate is an expected finding.
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