When performing a genitourinary assessment, the nurse notices that the urethral meatus is ventrally positioned. This finding is:
a. Called hypospadias.
b. A result of phimosis.
c. Probably due to a stricture.
d. Often associated with aging.
ANS: A
Normally, the urethral meatus is positioned just about centrally. Hypospadias is the ventral location of the urethral meatus. The position of the meatus does not change with aging. Phimosis is the inability to retract the foreskin. A stricture is a narrow opening of the meatus.
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