The nurse is educating a patient about testicular ...

[erika]

The nurse is educating a patient about testicular self-examination. Which information is most important for the nurse to include?
 
  a. Report any lumps larger than a pea to the health care provider.
  b. Perform weekly self-examinations on the same day of the week.
  c. Perform self-examinations after bathing when scrotal skin is relaxed.
  d. Pinch skin for at least 5 seconds.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient with agina pectoris who asks what happens to make his body experience pain. The nurse explains that pain results from which underlying causative factor?
 
  a. Congestion that backs up into the lungs
  b. Inadequate blood flow and poor oxygen supply
  c. Edema from fluid overload
  d. Inflammation in the vessels

[sierrahalpin]

Answer to Question 1

C
Testicular self-examinations are best done after a warm bath or shower when the scrotal skin is relaxed. The patient should report lumps of any size to the health care provider, perform monthly self-examinations, and roll each testicle between the thumb and fingers.

Answer to Question 2

B
Angina pectoris (chest pain) occurs when blood supply to the heart is decreased or totally ob-structed. Pain results from ischemia (inadequate blood and oxygen supply).