Answer to Question 1
B
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A All men 15 years and older should perform the testicular self-examination.
B The nurse should instruct the male patient that the protocol for testicular self-examination is to use both hands to roll the testicle gently, between index and middle fingers, feeling for lumps, thickening, or a change in consistency (hardening).
C The examination should be performed after a warm bath or shower when the scrotal sac is relaxed.
D A cordlike structure on the top and back of the testicle is a normal finding; this is the epididymis.
Answer to Question 2
A
A normal blood pressure reading is 120/80 or less. This client's blood pressure is significantly higher at 180/100 and may be an indication of hypertension. (One elevated blood pressure meas-urement does not qualify as a diagnosis of hypertension; it would have to be elevated on at least two separate occasions.) The nurse should retake the blood pressure.
The client's temperature is within normal limits for a rectal temperature. The average rectal temperature is 37.5C.
The nurse should retake the blood pressure to confirm the reading before reporting the findings.
The blood pressure reading is not within normal limits. The pulse, respiratory rate, and tempera-ture are within normal limits.
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The nurse uses a noninvasive bladder ultrasound to measure the client’s bladder volume.
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