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Kikoku · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse teaching a client describes the effect of a vasectomy on fertilization by saying a man who has had a vasectomy becomes functionally sterile because of which of the following?

1. Sperm are no longer being produced.
2. Sperm are no longer motile and fertile.
3. Sperm sit in the testes where they are formed.
4. Sperm cannot reach the outside of the body.

Question 2

The nurse understands that the classic symptom of endometritis in a postpartum patient is:

1. Purulent, foul-smelling lochia.
2. Sawtooth temperature spikes.
3. Profuse vaginal discharge.
4. Uterine tenderness.

s.meritte · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

4
Explanation: 4. Although sperm continue to be produced for the next several years, they can no longer reach the outside of the body.

Answer to Question 2

1
Rationale 1: Purulent and foul-smelling lochia is cited as the classic sign of endometriosis.
Rationale 2: Sawtooth temperature spikes are a sign of endometritis, but not the classic symptom.
Rationale 3: Scant or profuse vaginal discharge is a sign of endometritis, but not the classic symptom.
Rationale 4: Uterine tenderness is a symptom of endometritis, but is not the classic symptom.