Chapter 24: Human Sexuality Yoost & Crawford: Fundamentals of Nursing: Active Learning for Collaborative Practice, 2nd Edition

1. A parent confides to the nurse that the parent’s 3-year-old son seems to be touching his
genitals frequently. What response by the nurse is best?
a. “This is normal behavior at his age.”
b. “Why do you think he is doing that?”
c. “Does he complain of burning with urination?”
d. “I’d ignore that behavior; it’s attention-seeking.”
 
2. The nurse learns that spermatozoa are produced in which sexual organ?
a. Scrotum
b. Testes
c. Glans
d. Prostate
 
3. The nursing student learns that the function of the hypothalamus is to do which of the
following?
a. Cause lactation to begin.
b. Produce spermatozoa.
c. Release follicle-stimulating hormone.
d. Release gonadotropin-releasing hormone.

4. A patient states, “I just don’t conform to my gender role.” What does the nurse understand
about this statement?
a. The patient is a homosexual.
b. The patient’s behaviors are abnormal.
c. The patient’s actions differ from what is expected.
d. The patient is having a gender crisis.
 
5. A patient asks the nurse to recommend a nonprescription contraceptive. What options does the
nurse discuss?
a. Diaphragm
b. Cervical cap
c. Condom
d. Intrauterine device
 
6. A patient has been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and the patient’s
partner is angry, saying, “She must have cheated on me.” What response by the nurse is most
appropriate?
a. “This infection may have been present for a long time.”
b. “You need to be tested for this disease too.”
c. “Yes, you’re right; if you don’t have the STD, she cheated.”
d. “Now, now, getting angry will not help anything.”
 
7. A nurse is working with a patient using the PLISSIT model. In the LI phase, what is an
appropriate activity?