A male student at a community college is being given a mumps test in the college clinic. The student asks why he is receiving the test. The nurse states:
1. "Mumps can cause sterility in males, so we check to see if you are resistant."
2. "All the students on campus should be revaccinated against the mumps."
3. "Girls of childbearing age receive the vaccine to prevent birth defects."
4. "Mumps is a vaccine given before you begin college."
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Mumps in the adult man or pubescent boy may result in acute orchitis or epididymitis. In-fections that ascend to the epididymis may result in decreased fertility.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
REF: 1086, Diagnostic Tests and Procedures table OBJ: 3
TOP: Diagnostic Tests and Procedures KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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