Apply the nursing process for a client with a disorder of the reproductive system.
Application should include
- identifying factors in the prevention of reproductive system disorders
- describing the steps in nursing assessment
- nursing management in diagnostic tests
- describing procedures with related equipment
- using skills involved with related procedures
- using nursing management of selected disorders
- describing diagnoses and plan of care
- identifying pharmacological management and dietary plan
- providing educational guidelines.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What practices are related to the prevention of disorders of the reproductive system?
- How would one describe, use, and assess the client with a reproductive system disorder, including assisting with specimen collection and reporting abnormal findings?
- How would one explain the nursing management of the client who is to undergo selected diagnostic testing related to male or female reproductive system disorders, including assisting with specimen collection, and reporting abnormal findings?
- What are nursing diagnoses related to reproductive system disorders?
- What steps would one take to implement and modify (as clinical experiences allow) a nursing plan of care to meet the biological, psychological, social, and cultural needs of the client?
- How would one apply principles of nutrition in the care of the client with a reproductive system disorder?
- What are examples of and treatments for sexually-transmitted infections (STIs)?
- How would one explain the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, nursing management, and treatment modalities of disorders (e.g., cancers [male and female], STIs, infectious disorders, erectile dysfunction, menstrual disorders)?
- What roles do pharmacological agents play in the nursing management of clients (e.g., fertility drugs, hormone replacements, contraceptives)?