In their role of implementing a plan of care for infertile ...

[LCritchfi]

In their role of implementing a plan of care for infertile couples, nurses should:
 
  a. Be comfortable with their sexuality and nonjudgmental about others to counsel their clients effectively.
  b. Know about such nonmedical remedies as diet, exercise, and stress management.
  c. Be able to direct clients to sources of information about what herbs to take that might help and which ones to avoid.
  d. Do all of the above plus be knowledgeable about potential drug and surgical remedies.

Question 2

Nurses should be aware that infertility:
 
  a. Is perceived differently by women and men.
  b. Has a relatively stable prevalence among the overall population and throughout a woman's potential reproductive years.
  c. Is more likely the result of a physical flaw in the woman than in her male partner.
  d. Is the same thing as sterility.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Nurses should be open to and ready to help with a variety of medical and nonmedical approaches.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Women tend to be more stressed about infertility tests and to place more importance on having children. The prevalence of infertility is stable among the overall population, but it increases with a woman's age, especially after age 40. Of cases with an identifiable cause, about 40 are related to female factors, 40 to male factors, and 20 to both partners. Sterility is the inability to conceive. Infertility, or subfertility, is a state of requiring a prolonged time to conceive.

[LCritchfi]

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